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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. Where are Pitt and Giordino allowed to take a little R & R time while awaiting the arrival of Admiral Sandecker after Loren and Mike have been flown back to Washington?

2. After the nuclear bomb explodes within the United States border, what is the President persuaded to do?

3. As Kamatori prepares to depart with his next victim, who winks at the next victim as an assurance?

4. How do Fox, Weatherhill, and Mancuso gain access to Ajima Island?

5. What directive does Tsuboi's supervisor give to Tsuboi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Raymond Jordan's intentions concerning Hideki Suma?

2. While the President is waiting to see if Pitt's mission is successful, Tsuboi contacts the President. What are Tsuboi's demands?

3. When Kamatori reaches the cliff where Pitt had been and sees all of the blood, what does Kamatori believe?

4. Why does Suma take Loren Smith and Mike Diaz for a tour of his island facility before sending them back to the United States?

5. When the kamikaze detonates the nuclear bomb on U.S. soil, what does the President want to do?

6. What role is planned for Pitt and Giordino as the MAIT team members get ready to destroy Suma's control center?

7. Why is Pitt not surprised when Jordan tries to sneak into his home and surprise Pitt?

8. When Tsuboi orders the helicopter shot down, what unpleasant conclusion do Jordan and Kern reach about Suma?

9. What was the tensest moment of Pitt's mission to put the nuclear bomb into place?

10. Why does Kamatori believe his mission to eliminate Pitt and Giordino's failed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy Orita wears different masks in the story. Both a patriot and a traitor, Orita is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Orita. How would his plan for helping the Japanese rise to power have been affected had he not been a successful double agent? Why is it necessary for Orita to wear different masks? Could he have been successful simply working for the Japanese government without being a double agent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Japanese use several different methods to try to force the Americans to meet their demands.

a) Identify three tactics used by the Japanese to force the Americans' hands.

b) For each tactic identified, explain why the Japanese chose this method of persuasion.

c) Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and success or failure.

Essay Topic 3

Pitt and Giordino can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways these two men's similarities facilitate their understanding of each other and deepens their relationship.

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