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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 Franklin Neville do for work?

2. Why can't Howard be assigned to a troop?

3. Why is Dillon uneasy about the parachute event?

4. Where did Pickering and Stecker serve together?

5. Who does McInerney recommend for the film at Lakehurst?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is PFC Koffler AWOL? What will he begin at Lakehurst and with whom?

2. Where does Knox want Pickering to meet him and what happens when Pickering refuses? What does Knox ask Pickering about his statement in Washington?

3. What did Stecker recommend for Joe Howard, why and in what position will Howard work for Stecker?

4. What does Macklin threaten about Koffler and how does Dillon handle it? What happens to the Marine Corps' reputation over the Lakehurst incident?

5. What is Steve Koffler doing in Lakehurst, how does he feel about it, and why is he doing it?

6. What does Fleming tell Fowler about meeting Donovan, what does Fowler say about Donovan, and how does Fleming feel about Donovan?

7. Where has Galloway been sent after flying the plane without permission and what do the Marines plan to do about him?

8. Why is Jack Dillon in Hollywood?

9. What happens with Howard and Barbara when they go for dinner?

10. Where does Howard report for his physical, what happens immediately and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pickering is looking for his place in the war effort and is having a hard time finding it. He refuses the job offer from Donovan because it is only an adviser position, which he feels is too low, but tells McInerney that he is willing to do anything, even at a low rank, in the Marines. Pickering doesn't know what it is that he wants to do, which is why he is having such a hard time. The one thing he knows he doesn't want to do is to sell his remaining ships to the Navy, even though they want them.

1. With research, discuss the steps one can use to make a decision and how these steps might benefit Pickering.

2. Do you think Pickering actually wants a job helping the war effort, or do you think he just thinks he should want one? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss why or why not you believe Pickering refusing to sell his ships to the navy makes him a bad American. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals, and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Pickering and Stecker.

2. Macklin and Harris.

3. Reeves and Howard.

Essay Topic 3

Griffin has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think Counterattack qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?

2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?

3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.

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