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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. What happens to most of the Russian fleet on the sixteenth day?
(a) Head to the East Coast of North America
(b) Surrounded by the American fleet
(c) Head back to Russia
(d) Stay where they are

2. Who are sent to inspect the Red October?
(a) Members of the Invincible
(b) Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee
(c) A group of intelligence officers
(d) KGB officers

3. Which of the following best describes how the remainder of the trip to the port went?
(a) Minor incidents
(b) Major incidents
(c) Complicated
(d) Without incident

4. Why do the officers tell the crew they will stay on board?
(a) To create a trap for the Americans
(b) To fix the problems
(c) To destroy it
(d) To safely return the ship to Russia

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The assembling of the Air Force is meant to do what to the Russians?

2. What do the Americans offer the crew of the Red October?

3. What continues to be a problem on board of the Red October?

4. In what city does the Red October end up?

5. Which of the following equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is learned about the Ethan Allen on the tenth day?

2. Why do the officers on board the Kirov decide to stop all aggressive maneuvers?

3. What happens when the Red October slams into the Konovalov?

4. What happens in Moscow with the Politburo after the Red October situation?

5. What does the radiation scare on the Red October allow the officers to do?

6. What happens when the Russians fire missiles at the American Tom Cats?

7. Describe what the Americans find as they explore the Red October.

8. What does the incident of the KGB agent almost lighting a cigarette near the oxygen tanks show to the reader?

9. Describe Jack Ryan and what he feels is most important.

10. What does the radiation scare do in the way to help with the defection plan of Ramius?

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