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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 are Vandergrift's orders for Pickering?

2. What does Hon realize after Moore's first assignment?

3. What is the rank of the soldier accompanying Pickering?

4. What does Moore do during his first assignment?

5. Where is Dailey first assigned before going back to the US?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Captain Galloway's goal in Chapter 12?

2. What does Pickering advise Knox of?

3. What does Stecker explain about Pickering?

4. What does Major Dillon contemplate in July 1942?

5. What does Ellen think of Pickering and John Moore?

6. Why is Dailey surprised in Chapter 14?

7. What workaround are Pickering, Hon, and Banning guilty of and what could it mean for them?

8. What do Hon and Moore try to figure out about messages received earlier in the day?

9. What do the Coastwatchers report from Buka Island?

10. What message do Naval officers give when they come to the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of the Coastwatcher Establishment in World War II and discuss the benefits and drawbacks to using such an organization.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one character depicted in "Battleground" and discuss his/her personal characteristics and actions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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