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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. Who is the Russian Central Committee member who explains to Sergetov how the Politburo organizes reports?

2. Terry Mackell has great success locating tanks with what kind of instrument?

3. Edwards and his men are supposed to hike about two hundred miles. How long is their journey supposed to last?

4. During his interview with Calloway, O'Malley says that the Allied troops' ability to survive depends on what?

5. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Vigdis's pregnancy not unusual in Icelandic society?

2. Why does Morris have to arrange for a tug boat to haul the Pharris back to shore?

3. How does Morris respond when the Battleaxe asks, "What the Devil is a Ruben James?"

4. After the Pharris sinks a Russian submarine, how does Morris treat the Russian sailors he captures?

5. Why does Morris treat the captured Russian sailors so well?

6. What does O'Malley say is significant about the military's refusal to use the word "killing"?

7. Describe Edwards's and his men's actions when they realize they have been spotted by Russian forces.

8. Why do Edwards and his men attack and kill five Russian soldiers at a local farmhouse?

9. Give an example of a character who is concerned about Morris's ability to captain the Ruben James. Why is the character concerned?

10. How does Morris react when Calloway, an American reporter, sails with Morris's crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Major Chapeyev plays an interesting role in Red Storm Rising. Examine his interaction with the American pilot he shoots down over the Atlantic. Examine the development of Chapeyev's character during his experience with the downed American pilot. What is significant about how he and the other pilot treat each other? What does their interaction signify about the war as a whole? What do Chapeyev's actions reveal about him as a man?

Essay Topic 2

When the term "Red Storm" is introduced, it is described as a "plan for a mechanized attack into West Germany and the Low Countries." The offensive is supposed to last no more than a few weeks and is to rely heavily on the element of surprise. Does the initial plan for Red Storm seem reasonable? Develop an argument either supporting Red Storm as it is originally introduced, or against it. If you argue for Red Storm, explain why that plan is the best possible plan. If you argue against it, provide an alternate plan for attack.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy uses vivid imagery to create verbal pictures of the events in the book.

Part One) Examine the significance of imagery in establishing the reader's emotions toward the two opposing forces in the book.

Part Two) Analyze the role imagery plays in descriptions of different battles in the book.

Part Three) Present and support an argument about the use of imagery to indicate a bias in Red Storm Rising. Does Tom Clancy bias his readers toward one side or the other? How? If not, how does he present both sides equally?

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