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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 David Schneider have trouble understanding?

2. How are women predominantly portrayed by Griffin in "Battleground"?

3. What decision does Pickering make?

4. How many women attend the reunion in Chapter 10?

5. Who is Schneider's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is clear about Pickering's message to Knox?

2. What does Stecker explain about Pickering?

3. What decision does Pickering make that might shock the reader?

4. What do Hon and Moore try to figure out about messages received earlier in the day?

5. What does Hon realize about Moore?

6. What does Barbara tell Moore in Chapter 11?

7. Who is John writing to in Chapter 10 and what does he say?

8. What does Ellen realize about the orders Moore and Dailey receive?

9. What workaround are Pickering, Hon, and Banning guilty of and what could it mean for them?

10. What does Ellen think of Pickering and John Moore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Griffin uses historical events to make his story seem more realistic and the effect it has on the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "theme" and discuss how Griffin portrays a few good men who are able to bring things together despite obstacles.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of breaking military protocol and its ramifications as described in "Battleground."

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