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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 Hon forbid Moore to talk about?

2. What does Pickering's message say about his intention towards the Marines on Guadalcanal?

3. Who gets drunk during the meeting in Chapter 10?

4. What does Vandergrift order at the start of Chapter 16?

5. What does Ellen try to do, but fails at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stecker explain about Pickering?

2. What does Vandergrift not understand?

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

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

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

6. What orders does Vandergrift give in Chapter 16?

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

8. Who is John writing to in Chapter 10 and what does he say?

9. What does Ellen realize about the orders Moore and Dailey receive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine changes in communication and intelligence gathering from the early days of World War II to the present time.

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