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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who kills the spy?
(a) Ryan
(b) Williams
(c) Henderson
(d) Ramius

3. In what city does the Red October end up?
(a) New York
(b) Miami
(c) Washington
(d) Norfolk

4. Why does the Red October surface on the thirteenth day?
(a) To move the crew off of the ship
(b) To get a better look around
(c) To make contact with other Russian ships
(d) To hide from other American ships

5. Which of the follow does the Dallas not send to the Red October?
(a) Medical assistance
(b) Fix some of the equipment
(c) Food
(d) Oxygen

6. Which of the following is a nickname for the American planes during this time frame?
(a) Wild Cats
(b) Tom Cats
(c) Mavericks
(d) Barons

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

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

9. What do the Americans offer the crew of the Red October?
(a) Nothing
(b) A place to live
(c) Ability to defect
(d) A place to eat

10. What does Jack Ryan take time to read while he is on board the HMS Invincible?
(a) Detailed plans of the Red October
(b) Psychological report of defectors
(c) Biography of Ramius
(d) Tyler's plan for the defection

11. Which vessel does the pentagon decide should begin tracking the Red October?
(a) Kennedy
(b) Invincible
(c) Dallas
(d) Porgy

12. What continues to be a problem on board of the Red October?
(a) Spying
(b) Reactor
(c) Mistrust
(d) Lack of communication

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

14. 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

15. What does a member of the Russian KGB do that is dangerous?
(a) Provides secrets to the Americans
(b) Attempt to kidnap the injured Russian sailor
(c) Lights a cigarette near an oxygen tank
(d) Attempt to kill the injured Russian sailor

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the novel, what happens to most of the characters?

2. How do the three ships identify the Konovalov is still around?

3. How do the officers still believe the radiation leak occurred?

4. Which of he following characters impresses the Soviets on the Red October?

5. Which word best describes how the Russian sailors react to what they see in the United States?

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