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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 Ryan's plan is implemented, what is the first move of large traders when the U.S. markets re-open?

2. The Americans search for the Japanese nuclear weapons with which primary tactic?

3. What special operations force is readied for an undisclosed mission as part of Ryan's military operation?

4. Which group is the first to buy stock in the floundering Citibank?

5. What does Boris Scherenko agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nomuri react to being asked to leave the intelligence "game"?

2. What do Durling and Ryan ask the major news networks to do?

3. How does the U.S. cause India to capitulate?

4. What is the outcome of Ryan's plan for saving the U.S. and European economies?

5. How do the initial negotiations with the Japanese proceed?

6. How does Ryan hope to achieve surprise in launching the carrier Stennis?

7. How does Yamata intend to manipulate the vote over which nation Saipan wishes to be a part of?

8. How does Durling resolve the political crisis of Kealty's legal problems?

9. What is Yamata's reaction to the American counter-attack?

10. What troubling things does JAL pilot Torajiro Sato witness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Justice is eventually served to many of the characters who perpetrate wrongs throughout the novel. Since moral issues and principles feature prominently in the book, it is important that these people face their fates.

Part 1) Discuss justice as a theme in this novel. What role does it play in the overall narrative?

Part 2) Describe how justice is brought against important wrongdoers in the novel.

Part 3) Explain how some characters attempt to evade justice.

Part 4) Discuss examples of characters who perpetrate wrong, but who do not face justice for their crimes.

Part 5) Discuss how well justice is served by the end of the novel.

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

Essay Topic 3

Yamata has a grudge against the U.S. that demands action. He forms a far-reaching plan that takes years to come to total fruition. Yamata is a brilliant strategist and will apparently stop at nothing to crush the United States. His plan effectively throws the U.S. into multiple crises at once, from which they only just manage to escape.

Part 1) Explain Yamata's specific intent with his multiple-front plan. How does he hope to bring the U.S. to its knees?

Part 2) Discuss how Yamata sows the seeds of his plans long ahead of time. What other preparations does he make?

Part 3) Describe Yamata's plan in specific detail. How is it executed in practice?

Part 4) Use specific examples to explain how Yamata deals with random emergent events and either succeeds or fails to use them to his advantage.

Part 5) Discuss the success Yamata's plan.

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

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