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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. Why do the President and Ryan go to Moscow soon after Kimberly Norton's death?
(a) To celebrate the dismantling of the last nuclear missiles.
(b) To discuss strategy with Russian officials.
(c) To gather information on Yamata's movements.
(d) To participate in a peace conference.

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

3. Why is Cook able to acquire the information that Yamata is seeking?
(a) He is married to a high-ranking member of the administration.
(b) He worked as a spy.
(c) He is a Deputy Assistant in the State Department.
(d) He is a former CIA operative.

4. How often do U.S. Japanese war game exercises take place?
(a) Only when diplomatically necessary.
(b) On a regular basis.
(c) Much less often than in previous years.
(d) At irregular intervals.

5. What does Ryan think is the cause for the problems in the U.S. military?
(a) The lack of real enemies.
(b) A long period of peace.
(c) The alliance with the European Union.
(d) Lack of funding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Africa when the novel begins?

2. What is Ryan's relationship with Sergey Golovko?

3. Yamata's Columbus Group leads the new trend in buying what?

4. According to the Japanese police, what is Kimberly Norton's cause of death?

5. What is the official reason that U.S. communications are cut off in the Pacific during the Japanese attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ryan and Durling react to the news of Kimberly Norton's death?

2. What does Yamata do with Goto's American mistress?

3. Why is Cook cautious about accepting Nagumo's offer, and why does he agree to do so?

4. What unusual rumor about Japan does FBI Director Bill Murray confirm?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the Trade Reform Act negatively impact Japan's economy?

10. How does Yamata's financial tracking program affect the U.S. economic collapse?

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