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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the commander of the USS Kennedy?
(a) Painter
(b) Jones
(c) Mancuso
(d) Davenport

2. What is wrong with the surgeon who operates on Ramius's wife?
(a) Ill
(b) Inexperienced
(c) Uneducated
(d) Drunk

3. What does Konovalov assume about the Red October?
(a) It has been delayed due to Putin's death
(b) It is doing its drills just hard to detect
(c) It has been lost at sea
(d) It is running late

4. How does Ramius explain the death of Putin?
(a) An accident
(b) Natural causes
(c) That he murdered him
(d) He hides Putin's death from the crew and officers

5. What does the Cardinal tell the US that the mission of all Soviet subs is?
(a) Guide the Red October home
(b) Sink the Red October
(c) Return home
(d) Hunt down Ramius

Short Answer Questions

1. What has led Ramius to his current opinions?

2. Why is Jack Ryan called back to the CIA?

3. Which of the following words describes the act of spying?

4. On which of the following vessels was there a significant nuclear accident which led to its destruction?

5. Which of the following is a synonym for silent as it is used on this day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the spy ready to do if need be while on board the Red October?

2. What is Tyler thinking of after his discussion with Greer?

3. Why is Jack Ryan called in?

4. Whom does Ramius blame for the death of his wife?

5. Why is Ramius's letter delayed in it's arrival?

6. In what way does Jack Ryan's role change on the sixth day?

7. Why does Ramius kill Putin?

8. How does the US government learn that the Red October is trying to defect?

9. Name one thing that is hinted at but not explained fully on the ninth day.

10. Describe the relationship between Mancuso and Jones.

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