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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Edwards and his men do with the bodies of the Russian soldiers that were killed in the farmhouse?

2. How do Alekeseyev and Sergetov leave the scene the helicopter crash?

3. What new job is Morris given once he is back in the States?

4. In Iceland, Edwards and his men near the hill Doghouse told them to reach but are unable to approach it. Why?

5. Five Russian soldiers die in the family's farmhouse. How are they killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Morris respond when the Battleaxe asks, "What the Devil is a Ruben James?"

2. How does O'Malley react after he sinks his first submarine?

3. What response does Edwards provide when warned about how "tough" the 200-mile hike to Hvammsfjordur will be?

4. What prompts Sergetov to ask Georgiyevich if the war is a mistake?

5. What honors does Morris receive once he reaches Norfolk?

6. Why does Morris have to arrange for a tug boat to haul the Pharris back to shore?

7. Why does Morris treat the captured Russian sailors so well?

8. Why do Edwards and his men attack and kill five Russian soldiers at a local farmhouse?

9. What happens to the helicopter Alekeseyev and Sergetov are on in Germany, and what do the men do afterward?

10. After the Pharris sinks a Russian submarine, how does Morris treat the Russian sailors he captures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Journalists play an important role in the development of Red Storm Rising's plot. Explore the contributions to the plot made by each of the following journalists, and compare and contrast the role each journalist plays in the book's plot:

1) Patrick Flynn

2) William Calloway

3) Williams Blake

4) The AP Moscow Correspondent

Essay Topic 2

The importance of oil in Red Storm Rising can not be understated. Trace the importance of oil throughout the plot of the book. How does oil, or the lack of it, contribute to the onset, perpetuation, and end of the war? Be sure to include examples from the beginning, middle, and end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Vigdis is a major character in Red Storm Rising, and her pregnancy lends an interesting dimension to the book. Explain why Vigdis's pregnancy is so significant. What is its symbolism? What does her pregnancy indicate about the nature of life, and the nature of war? How does Vigdis's pregnancy affect her and those around her?

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