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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 General Harris think of Dillon's mission?

2. What is the team of Australians left behind enemy lines to gather intelligence called?

3. What does Dunn have before the battle?

4. What is the rank of the man with Dunn when he wakes up at the hospital?

5. Where does Moore arrive at the start of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dunn realize people think about him?

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

3. What does Pickering agree to in Chapter 9?

4. What happens between Moore and his father?

5. What does Moore daydream of in June 1942?

6. What happens to Dunn at the beginning of the attack?

7. What does Moore have difficulty with?

8. What does General Harris not approve of?

9. Who is Mary Agnes O'Malley?

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

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

Discuss the significance of a person's military rank and grade and the significance of first impressions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss cowardice in the novel "Battleground" and the implications of being labeled a coward.

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