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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. Who does the President send on a mission to the North Atlantic?

2. Where is Byron when the Devilfish sinks?

3. In 1941, what news does Natalie send Byron in a letter?

4. Who cooks Victor a meal in his flat after he returns from a bomber mission?

5. What does Victor whimsically ask to buy from E.J. Tillet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fears does Teddy Gallard discuss with Victor and Pamela?

2. Why does Rhoda end her relationship with Palmer?

3. What is the importance of the sinking of the Bismarck?

4. What explanation does Armin von Roon give for the failed German air campaign against the British?

5. How does Pamela affect Victor's relationship with Rhoda?

6. How does Byron adapt to military life?

7. What project does Victor undertake with 35 surplus Navy planes?

8. Why do Warren and Janice move their wedding date?

9. Why does Natalie return home to her mother and father's house?

10. What mission sends Victor to Italy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is propaganda used in the novel? How are propaganda programs implemented? What non-media propaganda exists and how is it used in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the contrasts between the antagonist and protagonist of the novel. What type of character does the protagonist exhibit? How does the author define the antagonist? How do these characters affect the action of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What types of conflict are expressed in the novel? How does the author build conflict? How do minor conflicts relate to the major conflict of the novel?

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