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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character explains what the secret doors on the submarine are to Jack Ryan?
(a) Ramius
(b) Admiral Reer
(c) No one can explain what they are
(d) Skip Tyler

2. Which character is more developed during the fourth day?
(a) Jack Ryan's
(b) Admiral Reer's
(c) Skip Tyler's
(d) Ramius's

3. For what general reason does the USS New Jersey approach the Russian Fleet?
(a) To blockade the Russians from moving further
(b) To gather information
(c) To rescue a Russian crew member
(d) To build trust between the Americans and Russians

4. Which of the following is the best definition of reactor as it is used in the novel so far?
(a) An apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be started
(b) A large container or vat
(c) A thing that undergoes a reaction
(d) A device that introduces reluctance into a circuit

5. What kind of ship is the USS New Jersey?
(a) Freight liner
(b) Carrier
(c) Battleship
(d) Cargo

6. Where does Jack Ryan awake at the beginning of the eighth day?
(a) HMS Invincible
(b) USS Kennedy
(c) USS Pogy
(d) E.S. Politovskiy

7. Whose biography is Jack Ryan preparing an introduction for on day two?
(a) Farragut
(b) Ramius
(c) General Robert E. Lee
(d) Fleet Admiral William Halsey

8. Where does Ramius plan surface the submarine?
(a) South America
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Cuba
(d) East Coast of North America

9. To whom does Tyler explain his plan for the crew of the Red October?
(a) Jack Ryan
(b) Joint Chiefs of Staff
(c) Greer
(d) President

10. What is Jack Ryan's specialty as related to the military?
(a) Strategy
(b) History
(c) Current world conflicts
(d) Battle plans

11. Which of the following is a synonym for silent as it is used on this day?
(a) Tacit
(b) Noisless
(c) Inarticulate
(d) Undeclared

12. Which of the following words describes the act of spying?
(a) Espionage
(b) Moles
(c) Watching
(d) Survelliance

13. Which of the following characters is the captain of the USS Bremerton?
(a) Ramius
(b) Ryan
(c) Wilson
(d) Konovalov

14. Why did the Konovalov surface?
(a) There was a nuclear accident on board
(b) It was ordered to surface by the Soviets
(c) The Red October did not show up for training
(d) It had an accident which caused flooding

15. Which of the following is a secret file?
(a) Robin
(b) Cardinal
(c) Willow
(d) Swallow

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Ramius blame for his wife's death?

2. Which of the following is the code name for Ryan's mission?

3. Which of the following is the best description of the character Jack Ryan?

4. Which of the following words best describes the morale on board of the Red October on the first day?

5. Which of the following is the captain of the USS Dallas?

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