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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. The British police get a tip about which PIRA member?

2. What does Mrs. Ryan do for a living?

3. Ryan is taken to which hospital?

4. What is the position of the person Ryan tends to avoid?

5. Officers from which law enforcement agency visit Ryan in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Ryan realize how grateful he is for his life in the US?

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

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

4. What is the reaction of Kevin O'Donnell when he sees the news coverage of the Miller trial?

5. What is Miller's issue about working with Alex on the plan to get revenge on Ryan?

6. 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?

7. Discuss the conversation held between Ryan and Jackson at home. Do the men agree?

8. What happens after Ryan hears a grenade blast? What does he order the family to do? How does Ryan know what to do?

9. Why does Ryan get angry when he learns that Sinn Fein is scheduled to arrive from Ireland the next day?

10. What happens to jeopardize Ryan's anonymity? Who is going to benefit from the information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a full character description on Alexander Constantine/Constantine Duppens. What led Alex to join up with the ULA? Was Alex ever a member of the ULA or PIRA? Is Alex a mercenary, or does he see himself as a man with a mission? What type of training did Alex have before joining the terrorist organization? The author states that Alex has his own agenda, that there is more to come after he is through with the ULA. What does Alex mean when he says there is change on the horizon and he intends to be part of it?

Essay Topic 2

The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Queen of England and the Duke of Edinburgh are all important characters in the book. Explain why Clancy never uses their names. Do you think the prince and princess are Charles and Diana? Do you think the Queen is Elizabeth II? Do you think the Duke of Edinburgh is Prince Phillip? If not, who might they be? Why does Clancy avoid using their names? Do you think Clancy did not want to name them directly for personal reasons? Do you think that Clancy chose not to name them so the references would not date the book? Explain.

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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