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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 precipitates the decline of U.S. financial and blue-chip stocks?
2. Why are investors cautious about heavy investment in the U.S. auto industry?
3. What is the U.S. auto industry's response to the Trade Reform Act?
4. What is the official reason that U.S. communications are cut off in the Pacific during the Japanese attack?
5. What crime is Vice President Ed Kealty accused of committing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Cook cautious about accepting Nagumo's offer, and why does he agree to do so?
2. Why is Ryan considered for the position of National Security Advisor?
3. Describe the first Japanese occupations and landings in the Pacific.
4. What is Yamata's plan with regard to his dealings with Russia?
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. What is Ryan's first operation in his new position? How successful is it?
7. How does Yamata react to the passing of the Trade Reform Act, and how successful is his plan?
8. What does Yamata do with Goto's American mistress?
9. What information does Yamata want Seiji Nagumo to acquire from Chris Cook?
10. How does the Cresta accident in Tennessee occur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, multiple characters commit acts of treason, or contemplate whether what they are doing could be construed as treason. These decisions are difficult for some to make, they are trivially easy for others. Some characters are not even aware that they are committing treason, and have complex beliefs that prevent them from seeing this.
Part 1) Describe the progression of one character who intentionally commits treason. Explain why and how they do this and how they rationalize this action.
Part 2) Give one example of a character resisting the invitation to commit treason, or giving careful contemplation to whether their acts are treasonous. Explain the issues at hand and why this character thinks as they do. Explain why this character resists committing treason, where others do not give it the same level of consideration.
Part 3) Find and analyze one example of a character whose actions could be construed as treason, but which are not specifically named as being such.
Part 4) Discuss the overall impact of treasonous events in the novel. Explain how these betrayals provide advantages in the intelligence wars between the U.S. and Japan.
Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
At least once in the course of the novel, each side in the U.S. - Japanese conflict attempts to use blackmail to its advantage. These efforts have interesting and varied effects, and it is clear that some people and groups are better at manipulating others in this way.
Part 1) Describe the major cases in the novel when blackmail is used, or its use is planned. What information is used, and how is the target assessed and informed of the situation?
Part 2) Summarize the effectiveness of these blackmail attempts. Speculate about why are some attempts more successful than others.
Part 3) Make and support and assessment whether or not the use of blackmail is acceptable as a part of warfare. Discuss specific uses of blackmail from the book.
Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Just before the Japanese strike on the U.S. fleet and Pacific islands, the U.S. and Russia jointly celebrate the destruction of their last nuclear weapons. Nuclear disarmament is complete between these two superpowers who vied for decades and came close to initiating suicidal nuclear war. This is a goal that many politicians, statesmen, and diplomats dreamed of throughout the cold war. In the novel, it's implications are crucial.
Part 1) Explain how the joint disarmament occurs and why the U.S. and Russia agree to work together on this issue.
Part 2) Describe the reaction in these two countries and throughout the world when the last missiles are destroyed. Is this reaction reasonable and believable?
Part 3) Explain the strategic consequences of the disarmament.
Part 4) Speculate whether the disarmament seen in the novel could really occur between the U.S. and Russia. Explain how these events, or events nearly like them, could occur.
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