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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Dallas surface?
(a) To track the Red October
(b) To communicate
(c) To avoid being tracked by a Soviet sub
(d) To get new orders

2. Which of the following equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?
(a) Radar
(b) Sonar
(c) Both of the above answers
(d) Neither of the above answers

3. What has the Dallas succeeded in doing?
(a) Finding the Ethan Allen
(b) Decoding secret Soviet messages
(c) Locking on to the Red October
(d) Destroying the Red October

4. Where does Filitov go after he learns of the spy aboard the Red October?
(a) Hospital
(b) Public baths
(c) Office
(d) Home

5. How many days did Jones track the unknown submarine?
(a) 1 month
(b) 2 days
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 5 days

6. What does the Pentagon want to tell the Red October on the twelfth day?
(a) That they have captured an injured sailor
(b) Not to approach port
(c) That they know about the defection
(d) That the radiation leak is real

7. Which of the following idioms describes the feelings on both sides of the conflict on the tenth day?
(a) Blessing in disguise
(b) Over the top
(c) A piece of cake
(d) On edge

8. How is the Red October attempting to keep ships at a distance?
(a) Monitoring turns
(b) Alternating speeds
(c) Radar movements
(d) Sonar pings

9. Where is Jack Ryan's family located at the end of this novel?
(a) California
(b) London
(c) Washington
(d) New York City

10. Who is Filitov's boss?
(a) Leader of Russia
(b) Ramius
(c) Defense Minister
(d) KGB

11. Where was the injured Russian soldier taken?
(a) Lithuanian hospital
(b) Navy hospital
(c) Prison hospital
(d) Russia hospital

12. What is the status of the injured Russian soldier on the eleventh day?
(a) Full recovery
(b) No improvement
(c) Died
(d) Some improvement

13. What do the Red October and Invincible agree to do?
(a) Ignore each other
(b) Meet
(c) Attack one of the Russian subs together
(d) Protect each other

14. What message does the Invincible send to the Red October?
(a) Do not submerge again
(b) Surrender or else
(c) You're being chased
(d) We won't harm you

15. What happens to Ramius?
(a) He boards the Invincible
(b) He is shot
(c) Nothing happens to him
(d) He is taken into custody

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following seems to be of most concern to Jack Ryan?

2. Which of the following terms best describes the condition of the injured Russian soldier?

3. Why does the Red October surface on the thirteenth day?

4. Which of the following words can be used to describe how the planes from both sides know where the other planes are located?

5. What is the name of the submarine filled with explosives for its last mission?

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