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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 does Ryan do when he learns that the FBI is searching for Kimberly Norton?

2. In what way has Searls modified his program at Yamata's instruction?

3. What does Golovko offer Ryan when he visits Moscow?

4. What is the state of Japan when the novel begins?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the economic collapse in the U.S.?

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

3. Who is Admiral Mike Dubro? What is his opinion on events in the Indian Ocean?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the Cresta accident in Tennessee occur?

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

10. Explain Golovko's offer to Ryan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ryan and Durling use a range of methods, some more morally acceptable than others, to manipulate the U.S. press. They see these actions as being necessary to see a successful resolution to the conflict with the Japanese. However, both the freedom of the press and the right of the people to know the truth are core values in America.

Part 1) Explain how and why the press is manipulated in the novel.

Part 2) Discuss some of the problems, practical and moral, associated with the manipulation of the press.

Part 3) Discuss the results of Ryan and Durling's manipulations.

Part 4) Assess whether the decision to manipulate the pass was a good one, and whether is was morally justifiable.

Provide support for your discussion with quotes and examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Although they have been long-standing enemies, the Russians cooperate with the U.S. in this novel, working together to disarm their nuclear weapons, and then helping the Americans by uncovering vital intelligence about the Japanese.

Part 1) Summarize the historical tensions between Russia and the U.S.

Part 2) Describe the motivation for the cooperation between Russia and the U.S. on the disarmament project. How successful is this arrangement?

Part 3) Explain how and why the Russians aid the Americans during the conflict with the Japanese. What vital information do the Russians provide? How would the story have unfolded differently if not for Russian intervention?

Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Negotiations between Japan and the U.S. take place for almost the entire duration of the conflict between these nations. The U.S. wishes to avoid war without compromising itself, and Japan for the most part seeks to gain time to further its own military goals.

Part 1) Summarize the negotiations that occur in the novel. Who are the participating nations, and what are their goals? What resolutions result from these negotiations?

Part 2) Discuss some of the overt techniques used in these negotiations, such as compromise, discussion, and threats.

Part 3) Explain some of the covert techniques used in these negotiations, such as spying, intelligence gathering, bribery, and blackmail.

Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.

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