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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. How many men survived Goettge's patrol?

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

3. Why does David Schneider have difficulty understanding the issue mentioned in Question #111?

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

5. What school did Schneider go to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Coastwatchers report from Buka Island?

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

4. What does Major Dillon contemplate in July 1942?

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

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

7. Why is Dailey surprised in Chapter 14?

8. Why does Ellen sleep with John Moore in Chapter 17?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the basis for conflict between branches of the United States military and the potential implications of such conflicts.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character who has too much pride in his rank and discuss the implications or conflicts that arise as a result.

Essay Topic 3

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

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