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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. Who receives promotions in the message Moore delivers at the Water Lily Cottage?

2. Instead of returning to their units, who will Dunn and Pick be training?

3. With whom does Banning attend a performance at Radio City Music Hall?

4. What is the kind of whiskey that Pick wants to drink with his friend in the penthouse of a hotel?

5. At what office will the ceremony that Dillon and McCoy attend be held at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Veronica angry at first with Jake when he arrives at the Malibu house?

2. Why are Dunn and Pick stopped by Colonel Porter at the Pensacola station?

3. Why is Easterbrook happy yet naive while he is sick with malaria at the Malibu house?

4. When Dunn lands in an auxiliary field, what does he do to relieve the pressure?

5. Since the Japanese have not yet attacked, what does that signify?

6. When Jake is assembling the personnel for the second war bond tour, what does he lack in knowledge about the pilots?

7. What is surprising regarding the training of Dunn and Pick based on their experience?

8. What does Pickering do to reassign people to work on the Philippines mission?

9. What is Banning and McCoy's meeting with their dates at the saloon like?

10. What do the various comments about security truly reveal about MacArthur's real concerns to Pickering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of women in "Close Combat" takes on very different forms and often are very stereotypical. What labels do you see that Griffin associates with women? Do you think these stereotypes ring true? Do they reflect Griffin's own experiences and biases? Do they have appeal to men or women?

Essay Topic 2

Griffin discusses both patriotism and war vividly in "Close Combat". Find some examples in the book and discuss the effect of these topics on the character of Pickering.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Griffin's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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