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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 Wesley lead Rickabee to believe?

2. What does Banning decide to do if he has to leave the Corps?

3. Where did McCoy and her go after she met him at a party?

4. What does Ernie tell McCoy when she meets him in Chapter VII?

5. What is Stecker's new assignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter XI, what does a navy doctor find out about Banning and the other blind men and what does he do?

2. Who does Stecker find in the penthouse in Chapter XX and why is she there?

3. How does Zimmerman feel about his assignment and what knowledge does he have to help him with the assignment?

4. What branch of the service is Thomas McCoy in and what kind of problem has he had?

5. Why does Carlson pull McCoy aside after informing the Raiders of their next step in training? What is McCoy's response to Carlson information?

6. Where is Banning spending his leave time in New York, who does he meet and what happens with them?

7. Who tells Banning his new assignment and what is it?

8. How does Carlson introduce McCoy to the Separate Battalion and what does he tell them?

9. In Chapter I, from where is McCoy flying, what is wrong with him and what does he allow the pilot to do?

10. In what situation did Pickering discover he loved Martha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In any book centered around the military, leadership of the troops is often crucial with the better leaders able to command the respect and loyalty of their men. The men's willingness to follow a particularly leader can have a decisive impact upon the success of a mission. Discuss the following:

1. Whose command style seems most effective? Analyze the elements of those effective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the good leaders. What makes an excellent leader/commander? Give examples.

2. Whose command style seems most ineffective? Analyze the elements of those ineffective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the poor leaders. What makes a poor leader/commander? Give examples.

3. Is disobeying a poor leader ever justifiable? Explain using details from the text, other books you have read and your personal experience. In times of war, disobeying an order can be punishable by death. Is this harsh sentence justifiable for such an act? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Politics and manipulation influence much of what happens in Corps 02: Call to Arms. Discuss one of the following:

1. Describe the political situation in Corps 02: Call to Arms and how it impacts the actions of three of the major characters.

2. Discuss and analyze several people who try to manipulate McCoy and his responses to them.

3. Discuss how and why Wesley's behavior is related to politics and why his behavior is an example of manipulation. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Corps 02: Call to Arms.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Corps 02: Call to Arms. How is the theme represented by symbolism, by the characters' behaviors, and by the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Corps 02: Call to Arms. How are the themes represented by symbolism, by the characters' behaviors, and by the action?

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