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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. On the eleventh day, what activity is continuing to occur on the Red October?

2. What other vessel heads off to meet the other two ships?

3. What two ships accompany the Red October to its secret destination?

4. What happens to Williams and Ramius?

5. Which of the follow does the Dallas not send to the Red October?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the escort went after the Konovalov was destroyed.

2. What is revealed about the inner-workings of Soviet government on the twelfth day?

3. What argument does the President make when the Russian Ambassador accuses the Americans of trying to kidnap the crew of the Red October?

4. What about the injured Russian, who is identified simply as a cook is suspenseful?

5. What does the incident of the KGB agent almost lighting a cigarette near the oxygen tanks show to the reader?

6. Why is the Konovalov ordered to stay behind?

7. What do the American Tom Cats do to make the Russian pilots think they are attacking?

8. What happens in Moscow with the Politburo after the Red October situation?

9. What does the radiation scare do in the way to help with the defection plan of Ramius?

10. What happens when the Russians fire missiles at the American Tom Cats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how in an action based novel could have more than one climax and why this might occur.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how it could be difficult for a man like Jack Ryan to maintain a family and why this might be the case.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how well Ramius was prepared to successfully defect. Use specific events and details from the text to support your position.

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