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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. What type of boat was used by Miller and the others during the escape?

2. How many pages is the report given to O'Donnell by Cooley?

3. Who is the person representing the PIRA?

4. Ryan suspects that O'Donnell is gaining information on the PIRA through the use of which of the following:

5. Who/what invades Ryan's hospital room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the next stage of the operation for Miller and O'Donnell? What is Alex's role in the plan?

2. What is part of the preparation Ryan must take to protect himself and the family? Who is on board to help with the preparation? What is Ryan told to do?

3. Who finds Alex's gun? What type of gun is it? Where is it found?

4. What causes Ashley to be curious about Cooley's bookshop? What does Ashley learn on his visit to the store?

5. What prompts Ryan to attend a lecture at Georgetown? What occurs while he is at the university?

6. Why is the British press being so hard on the Prince of Wales? Why is the Prince being blamed for the tragedy? What does Ryan say in response?

7. What does Breckenridge arrange after the man is apprehended at the gatehouse? Who is the strange man? What is the man's history?

8. Alex surmises that his gun has been recovered from the quarry. What is Alex's reaction to the news? What is Alex's final determination?

9. What is at least one of the main issues between Jack and his father-in-law, Joe Muller?

10. Miller is annoyed because Cathy is late leaving work. What causes Cathy Ryan to be late leaving the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack and Cathy Ryan are on vacation when gunfire erupts on the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace. Discuss the scene in detail. What was your first reaction to the event in the story? What did the incident involve? Why did Ryan get involved? Why did Ryan have a gun? Do you think Ryan did the right thing? Explain the dynamic between Ryan and the gunmen. Who do you think Ryan was trying to protect? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Jack Ryan begins to feel fear on a level previously unknown to him. Explain Ryan's feelings. Are they realistic? Is there a real reason to feel fear or is Ryan paranoid? What incident set off the fear? How does Ryan relate fear to the everyday life of the Prince of Wales? What does Ryan intend to discuss with the Prince? What might Ryan do to allay his fears? How do the fears affect Cathy and Sally?

Essay Topic 3

Jack Ryan is a historian at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. What does it mean to be a historian? Does Ryan teach about history, about the Navy, or something else entirely? What type of students does Ryan have? What else is Ryan called upon to do other than teach? What part of Ryan's job took him to the UK in the first place? How does Ryan's experience switch from the Naval Academy to the CIA? What is Ryan's military training and history? Do you think Ryan is the best person to sign on to the CIA for this case? Explain.

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