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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are Ramius's father's loyalities?

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

3. Which of the following is Ryan's code name?

4. Why was Ramius often distrusted as a child?

5. In which war was Ramius's father a hero?

Short Essay Questions

1. Write about how the CIA offices differ from those meeting places used by the Soviets?

2. Of what importance is it that Ramius was raised by his grandmother in Lithuania?

3. What does Ramius do in order to get the things he wants?

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

5. How could Jones's relationship with the sonar equipment best be described?

6. Which two characters entered the military even though they had other life plans?

7. What leads to the death of Ramius's wife?

8. What ultimatum does the President give to the Russian Ambassador?

9. What is the one major issue with the photographs Jack Ryan brings back to his CIA meeting?

10. What does Jack Ryan do once Skip Tyler tells him what he thinks the purpose of the secret doors is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how the Soviet Party, which Ramius hated, was also responsible for making him into the man that he is and how this must be a troubling fact to the man. Remember to use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how the author foreshadowed information about the cardinal including his identity throughout the novel using specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing about what may have happened to change the ending of the novel had the Konovalov not been destroyed by the Red October.

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