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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 shocks the reader?

2. What school did Schneider go to?

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

4. Who does Pickering send a message to in Chapter 16?

5. Why do Hon and Pickering decide to not tell their superior about Moore's work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What orders does Vandergrift give in Chapter 16?

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

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

4. What does Barbara tell Moore in Chapter 11?

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

6. What does Stecker explain about Pickering?

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

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

9. What does Hon realize about Moore?

10. What do the Marines know about the Japanese and why is their anger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character with top secret clearance and examine the advice given to this character and how he/she was able to use such a clearance to his/her benefit in his/her military career.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of relationships in these books, whether between men and women or friendships among men.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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