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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. After his meeting with Searls in New York, where does Yamata travel to in order to meet with political and military leaders?

2. How does Nomuri find Kimberly Norton's home address?

3. What is Russia paying a Japanese firm for in Siberia?

4. Where are some of the defective tanks shipped?

5. What does Yamata discover about the Durling administration soon after Ryan and the U.S. President go to Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Golovko's offer to Ryan.

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

3. What information does Yamata want Seiji Nagumo to acquire from Chris Cook?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are Raizo Yamata's goals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In order to offer an effective counter to the Japanese military advances, Ryan constructs an intricate plan of attack. The plan makes the most of every available resource and requires the close coordination and cooperation of different forces in different areas. It requires both surprise and a great deal of secrecy, but it succeeds spectacularly.

Part 1) Discuss the United States' military goals and the resources available to obtain these goals.

Part 2) Explain Ryan's plan in detail, step-by-step.

Part 3) Describe the execution of the plan, detailing how successful the various aspects of it are, and how well the overall strategy comes together to achieve the United States' goals.

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Secrecy is crucial to many of the operations planned and carried out in this novel. The author even keeps the reader in the dark about many of these plans until they are executed. This secrecy is achieved in different ways, and when this vital information is leaked, it causes major problems for both sides.

Part 1) Explain how secrecy is used by both sides for strategic advantage.

Part 2) Discuss the ways that both sides achieve and maintain secrecy. Compare and contrast their methods.

Part 3) Use examples from the book to illustrate how successfully maintaining secrecy over an operation can yield enormous results, and how leaked information causes immense problems.

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

A major part of Yamata's plan to bring down the U.S. is to launch a devastating attack against the U.S. economy. This attack proves every bit as effective as Yamata had hoped, crippling the nation before a solution can be found to counter it.

Part 1) Explain how Yamata orchestrates the attack against the U.S. economy.

Part 2) Describe what Yamata hopes to gain through this attack. Is it conducted solely for the impact it will have on the American people, or are there other important benefits from Yamata's perspective?

Part 3) Given the effectiveness of the attack, assess whether this mode of warfare is valid as a means of attacking another nation. Is such an act essentially an act of war? Use evidence from the book to support your claim.

Part 4) Explain the response by Ryan and others to this attack. How does the organized response to this attack parallel the organized military effort seen later in the novel?

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

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