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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. Which of the following characters is the commander of the USS Kennedy?

2. What is seen in the pictures that is worrisome?

3. What does Konovalov assume about the Red October?

4. What kind of ship is the USS New Jersey?

5. Where does Jack Ryan awake at the beginning of the eighth day?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Dallas reports that they believe the unknown sound is an enemy submarine, what does the US Navy order them to do?

2. Why did Ramius want the doctor and crew to think there was a radiation leak?

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

4. What is Ramius's reward for pretending to be loyal to the Party?

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

6. What in this chapter symbolizes the many technical problems the Soviet Navy faces?

7. Why is Jack Ryan called in?

8. With what mission was the Soviet Navy charged?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Complete an in-depth analysis of the process of laying false bait and fake stories as part of government tactics. Then make a judgment as to this tactic.

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