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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. How are Yamata's missiles transported across Saipan?
(a) By car carriers.
(b) By Russian purchased ICBM launchers.
(c) By tractor trailers.
(d) By converted troop transports.

2. What other island do Japanese troops take over in their first strikes?
(a) Fiji.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Midway.
(d) Guam.

3. What does the commander of U.S. Navy forces in the Indian Ocean believe about the Indian Navy?
(a) They are preparing to invade Sri Lanka.
(b) They are preparing to attack U.S. forces.
(c) They have nuclear-armed subs.
(d) Their strength is vastly over-estimated.

4. Who is Chavez able to contact in the U.S. from Saipan during the initial Japanese attacks?
(a) Jack Ryan.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) Midway Station.
(d) Rear Admiral Rob Jackson.

5. What is Ryan's relationship with Sergey Golovko?
(a) They are former adversaries.
(b) They are distant cousins.
(c) They are war buddies.
(d) They are old friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Citibank's stock sold off rapidly?

2. What precipitates the decline of U.S. financial and blue-chip stocks?

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

4. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, where is Yamata preparing to send his nuclear weapons?

5. When Ryan visits Russia, the mood is best described in which way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general state of the world in terms of security when Ryan is made National Security Advisor?

2. How does the Cresta accident in Tennessee occur?

3. What is the state of Yamata's nuclear preparations when Ryan and the U.S. President go to Moscow?

4. How does Yamata react to the passing of the Trade Reform Act, and how successful is his plan?

5. What are Raizo Yamata's goals?

6. What is the international economic impact of the Trade Reform Act?

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

8. What goes wrong in an industrial process in Japan?

9. How does Chavez get his news of the invasion of Saipan to the U.S. Navy?

10. Why does Yamata think the information he gains about the Durling administration is incriminating?

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