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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 Barbara Ward think her future is?

2. Who does MacArthur send a cable to following Pickering's information?

3. When does Chapter 6 open?

4. Where was John Moore born?

5. When does Chapter 2 open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice is Moore given when he reaches the U.S. Navy Yard in Philadelphia in Chapter 5?

2. What does Dunn realize people think about him?

3. Who is Mary Agnes O'Malley?

4. What happens while Barbara Ward is thinking of her situation?

5. What are Sgt. Rutterman and Captain Sessions discussing at the start of Chapter 3?

6. What does Pickering agree to in Chapter 9?

7. What does Oblensky tell Galloway in Chapter 8?

8. What does Sgt. Moore realize about Captain Sessions?

9. What are officers advised of on June 29, 1942?

10. In Chapter 1, where is William Charles "Bill" Dunn stationed and why is he frightened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss General MacArthur as presented by Griffin in the book and compare that to the real life General of the Pacific Theater.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of relationships in these books, whether between men and women or friendships among men.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two fictional characters in "Battleground" and discuss the importance of each.

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