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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. When does Chapter 10 open?

2. What is Dailey surprised to learn?

3. Where is Major Dillon on July 5, 1942?

4. What group is the message Moore transported bad news for?

5. What does Hon forbid Moore to talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara tell Moore in Chapter 11?

2. What orders does Vandergrift give in Chapter 16?

3. What does Major Dillon contemplate in July 1942?

4. Why is Dailey surprised in Chapter 14?

5. What decision does Pickering make that might shock the reader?

6. What does Pickering tell Knox and what does Knox decide?

7. Why is David Schneider not liked in Chapter 13?

8. What is clear about Pickering's message to Knox?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of breaking military protocol and its ramifications as described in "Battleground."

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