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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 degree did Moore get?

2. What does Dawkins do for Captain Galloway?

3. What do Pickering, Major Banning and Pluto Hon discuss the animosity between?

4. Where are Sgt Rutterman and Captain Sessions sent by Lt Col Rickabee?

5. When does Chapter 6 open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oblensky tell Galloway in Chapter 8?

2. What does General Harris not approve of?

3. What does Moore have difficulty with?

4. Why does Captain Fleming Pickering hold unique status in the Navy in Chapter 2?

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

6. What does Lieutenant Hon do as part of the U.S. Army Reserve?

7. Who is Mary Agnes O'Malley?

8. Who is Major Jake Dillon?

9. Who is Ellen Feller and what work does she do?

10. What conflict could cause the Allies to lose the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the Marines on Guadalcanal were left on the beach and the implications of this decision for both the Navy and the Marines. Examine why Griffin chose to illustrate an actual historical event and his motivations.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of female characters in the book "Battleground" and discuss their significance to the plot.

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