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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 the Red October and Invincible agree to do?

2. What does the Pentagon want to tell the Red October on the twelfth day?

3. What does the Russian Ambassador accuse the Americans of?

4. Who is Filitov's boss?

5. Which of the following best describes how the remainder of the trip to the port went?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Konovalov ordered to stay behind?

2. What happens in Moscow with the Politburo after the Red October situation?

3. What does the radiation scare do in the way to help with the defection plan of Ramius?

4. How do the Americans plan to use Henderson?

5. What do the American Tom Cats do to make the Russian pilots think they are attacking?

6. Describe how the escort went after the Konovalov was destroyed.

7. What does the radiation scare on the Red October allow the officers to do?

8. What is the purpose of the Ethan Allen in the plan?

9. What happens to the crew of the Red October after they are in Washington?

10. What is revealed about the identity of the Cardinal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Jack Ryan and how this character has changed throughout the novel. Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how the author foreshadowed information about the cardinal including his identity throughout the novel using specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how the author planted seeds or gave hints throughout the novel which would allow the reader to be able to make deductions about future events. Use information from the text to support your essay.

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