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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 is the number of the compromised airstrip?

2. What type of aircraft forces the twin engine to land on an airstrip?

3. What is the name of the FBI Director?

4. What is the name of Ryan's director?

5. What is the Twin Beech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Moira take that puts the Director in danger? How is the information passed on and to whom?

2. Explain the training conditions faced by Chavez and the other recruits.

3. Who is Domingo Chavez? Where is he stationed? To which location is Chavez summoned?

4. What is Wegener's reaction to the attitudes of the prisoners? Where are the prisoners taken to talk to Wegener?

5. What is the initial determination of Shaw in regards to the Jacobs assassination? What is Shaw's plan?

6. What is Bronco Williams' most recent mission? What is Williams' opinion of the job?

7. Explain the scenario in which Wegener and his crew come across the Empire Builder.

8. What is viewed on the reconnaissance trip made by Larson and Clark? What type of aircraft is used for the mission?

9. What happens to Moira when she returns from her weekend with Diaz? What is Moira's reaction?

10. What are the details of the orders given to the army team deployed to the Colombian jungle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Felix Cortez, aka Juan Diaz, approaches Moira Wolfe on a romantic level in order to gain information about the FBI Director's travel itinerary. Moira openly discusses Operation TARPON after the details of the operation have been released to the public. What information does Moira inadvertently give away? Does Cortez trick Moira or does he come by the information organically? Is Moira ever suspicious of Cortez? When does Moira find out Cortez's true intentions? What do you think caused someone in Moira's position to make such a fatal mistake? Was Moira being naïve or was Cortez incredibly clever? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

US Navy Vice Admiral James Greer is forever tied to his position at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Ryan is also tied to the Naval Academy, having been a former professor of Naval History. Discuss the US Naval Academy. Examine how each man's military training and experience led them from careers at the Naval Academy to the CIA. How did Greer become Director of Intelligence? Was Greer the one that recruited Ryan to be the Deputy Director and then the Acting Director? What skills would be necessary to hold either position? What was the history between Greer and Ryan?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the CIA and the FBI. What do the abbreviations stand for and how are the groups similar? Were the groups ever connected in any way? Explain. Which do you think is more important? Why? Summarize the core mission of each group as well as the authority each one holds. Which has more power in the various operations such as SHOWBOAT, CAPER, and TARPON? Which branches of the military are involved? How do the directors manage to keep all of the agencies informed while not stepping on toes?

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