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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 do Clark and Chavez tell Nomuri to do after the Japanese attacks?

2. The Rangers sent to Japan are given false papers identifying them as being of what nationality?

3. What is the Defense Department's assessment of U.S. military capabilities?

4. How does the Prime Minister of India renounce an alliance with Japan?

5. What is the Rangers' initial mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Chris Cook's betrayal discovered?

2. What does Ryan believe about Japan's goal ?

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

4. Explain Ryan's plan for saving the U.S. and European economies.

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

6. What leads to Yamata's kidnapping of Koga?

7. As part of Ryan's plan, what naval assets are immediately dispatched against Japan and what is their mission?

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

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

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

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

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 3

When Jack Ryan takes up with new post as the National Security Advisor, he is shocked at the state of the U.S. military, which has been drastically reduced in size. This reduction may be realistic given the current circumstances in the U.S. and internationally, and from a literary perspective, it allows a resurgent Japan to be a serious threat to the U.S.

Part 1) Explain how and why the military strength of the U.S. has been allowed to decay.

Part 2) Describe the attitudes of major U.S. political and military leaders towards this reduction before and after the Japanese attack.

Part 3) Explain the literary purpose of including this detail about the U.S. military. What is the author's intent in this regard?

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

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