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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he arrives in America, Durling agrees to an urgent request for a meeting by whom?
(a) Pentagon officials.
(b) The Japanese ambassador.
(c) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) Jack Ryan.

2. Why are investors cautious about heavy investment in the U.S. auto industry?
(a) The market is too volatile.
(b) The U.S. companies aren't competitive.
(c) The results of the Trade Reform Act are still unclear.
(d) The Trade Reform Act is a short-term force in the market.

3. Yamata is planning to refit the Russian missiles to carry what type of weapon?
(a) Dirty bombs.
(b) Nuclear warheads.
(c) Nerve gas.
(d) Biological weapons.

4. Why does Cook agree to sell information to Nagumo?
(a) He needs money for a new house and college for his children.
(b) He doesn't know what information he is selling.
(c) He needs money for his mother, who has terminal cancer.
(d) He thinks Nagumo has orders from U.S. officials.

5. Which of the following most accurately describe Goto?
(a) He is unliked and pragmatic.
(b) He is cautious and timid.
(c) He is weak and unethical.
(d) He is stubborn and aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is most important in Yamata's plan to bring down America?

2. What is the first step in Yamata's plan for responding to the Trade Reform Act?

3. What development occurs in the FBI investigation on Vice-President Kealty shortly after the NTSB investigation?

4. At the beginning of the novel, what job is Jack Ryan offered by President Durling?

5. What does the commander of U.S. Navy forces in the Indian Ocean believe about the Indian Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Raizo Yamata's goals?

2. Soon after the passing of the Trade Reform Bill, what is the state of the nuclear disarmament between the U.S. and Russia?

3. What causes the economic collapse in the U.S.?

4. What is Ryan's first operation in his new position? How successful is it?

5. Who is Admiral Mike Dubro? What is his opinion on events in the Indian Ocean?

6. Explain Golovko's offer to Ryan.

7. What is Jack Ryan's background, and what is his life like when the novel begins?

8. What kind of software is Yamata developing in America?

9. How effective is the Japanese strike against the U.S. Navy? What are the results of this engagement for the Navy?

10. What information does Yamata want Seiji Nagumo to acquire from Chris Cook?

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