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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 does Ryan do when he learns that the FBI is searching for Kimberly Norton?

2. What is the state of Japan when the novel begins?

3. What new technology is Japan eager to test during the war games?

4. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, what is being done with the nuclear warheads that Yamata possesses?

5. What are "zaibatsu"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the economic collapse in the U.S.?

2. How does the Cresta accident in Tennessee occur?

3. How does Yamata act on the information he gains about the Durling administration?

4. Why is Ryan considered for the position of National Security Advisor?

5. What is the international economic impact of the Trade Reform Act?

6. What are Raizo Yamata's goals?

7. What kind of software is Yamata developing in America?

8. How does Chavez get his news of the invasion of Saipan to the U.S. Navy?

9. How does the Trade Reform Act negatively impact Japan's economy?

10. What does Yamata do with Goto's American mistress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yamata has a grudge against the U.S. that demands action. He forms a far-reaching plan that takes years to come to total fruition. Yamata is a brilliant strategist and will apparently stop at nothing to crush the United States. His plan effectively throws the U.S. into multiple crises at once, from which they only just manage to escape.

Part 1) Explain Yamata's specific intent with his multiple-front plan. How does he hope to bring the U.S. to its knees?

Part 2) Discuss how Yamata sows the seeds of his plans long ahead of time. What other preparations does he make?

Part 3) Describe Yamata's plan in specific detail. How is it executed in practice?

Part 4) Use specific examples to explain how Yamata deals with random emergent events and either succeeds or fails to use them to his advantage.

Part 5) Discuss the success Yamata's plan.

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Justice is eventually served to many of the characters who perpetrate wrongs throughout the novel. Since moral issues and principles feature prominently in the book, it is important that these people face their fates.

Part 1) Discuss justice as a theme in this novel. What role does it play in the overall narrative?

Part 2) Describe how justice is brought against important wrongdoers in the novel.

Part 3) Explain how some characters attempt to evade justice.

Part 4) Discuss examples of characters who perpetrate wrong, but who do not face justice for their crimes.

Part 5) Discuss how well justice is served by the end of the novel.

Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Jack Ryan is the protagonist of the novel. He is forced to respond to a range of critical international situations, and he has the most impact on the events of the novel.

Part 1) Describe Jack Ryan as a character. Explain his background and why he is selected to be the new National Security Advisor.

Part 2) Use evidence from the book to summarize and explain some of Ryan's positive characteristics that help him perform this new role. Overall, how good is he at this job?

Part 3) Explain Ryan's principles. What does he base his morality on, and how does he make difficult decisions? Describe some ways that Ryan's beliefs and principles shape events in the novel.

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