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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following has it been confirmed by reading are involved in the defection plot on the Red October?
(a) KGB
(b) Chief Engineer
(c) Cook
(d) Jack Ryan

2. Which of the following seems to be of most concern to Jack Ryan?
(a) Family
(b) Work
(c) History
(d) Debt to country

3. How does the Konovalov identify the Red October?
(a) Distinctive sound
(b) Distinctive looks when seen
(c) The Russians on board
(d) Sonar

4. What has the Dallas succeeded in doing?
(a) Destroying the Red October
(b) Decoding secret Soviet messages
(c) Finding the Ethan Allen
(d) Locking on to the Red October

5. Where was the injured Russian soldier taken?
(a) Russia hospital
(b) Lithuanian hospital
(c) Prison hospital
(d) Navy hospital

6. Which of the following ships decides to stop all aggressive movements in order to hunt for the Red October?
(a) Dallas
(b) Kirov
(c) Kennedy
(d) Ethan Allen

7. What does Jack Ryan take time to read while he is on board the HMS Invincible?
(a) Detailed plans of the Red October
(b) Biography of Ramius
(c) Psychological report of defectors
(d) Tyler's plan for the defection

8. Why do the officers tell the crew they will stay on board?
(a) To safely return the ship to Russia
(b) To fix the problems
(c) To create a trap for the Americans
(d) To destroy it

9. What is the status of the injured Russian soldier on the eleventh day?
(a) Died
(b) Some improvement
(c) No improvement
(d) Full recovery

10. Where is Filitov located?
(a) Washington
(b) Aboard a sub
(c) Lithuania
(d) Moscow

11. What does a member of the Russian KGB do that is dangerous?
(a) Lights a cigarette near an oxygen tank
(b) Attempt to kill the injured Russian sailor
(c) Provides secrets to the Americans
(d) Attempt to kidnap the injured Russian sailor

12. Which of the following best describes how the remainder of the trip to the port went?
(a) Minor incidents
(b) Complicated
(c) Without incident
(d) Major incidents

13. Why does the Dallas surface?
(a) To get new orders
(b) To avoid being tracked by a Soviet sub
(c) To track the Red October
(d) To communicate

14. Which of the following is a nickname for the American planes during this time frame?
(a) Mavericks
(b) Tom Cats
(c) Barons
(d) Wild Cats

15. Which of the following ships is a Russian ship left behind to watch what the Americans do?
(a) Porgy
(b) Dallas
(c) Kennedy
(d) Konovalov

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Red October attempting to keep ships at a distance?

2. What happens to Williams and Ramius?

3. Who plans a political makeover of the military?

4. In what month does this story take place?

5. Which of the following equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?

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