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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. With whom is Pickering best friends?

2. Who does Pick meet first when he shows up for flight school?

3. With what army has Colonel Carlson spent time?

4. How does Colonel Carlson use the name Killer McCoy?

5. What do most other officers want officers to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pickering respond to his first flight and why is the instructor surprised by it?

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

4. What does Ernie tell McCoy when they meet at the train station?

5. What is wrong with Captain Banning when he is on the Pickerel and how does he feel about it? What does he plan to do?

6. Who does Pickering meet when he arrives at flight school and what happens with the two?

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

8. To what job has Zimmerman and Kozonwski been assigned in Chapter I?

9. Where does Pick go and see Martha after his first flight? What does he ask her and what is her response?

10. What does the navy psychiatrist tell Banning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals, and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Carlson and Wesley.

2. Stecker and Pickering.

3. McCoy and Rickabee.

Essay Topic 3

Although still wounded, McCoy's main concern is to get to Washington as soon as possible, not his own health. He was ready to do whatever his government wanted him to do. He, and many other characters in this book, was very patriotic. Discuss one of the following:

1. What does patriotism mean to me? Use examples from Call to Arms to support your answer.

2. Class discussion. What is patriotism? What are the advantages of a country whose citizens feel highly patriotic? What are the disadvantages? What happens when patriots become zealots? Should patriotism be expected of its citizens by any country? Why or why not?

3. How do the characters in Call to Arms demonstrate their patriotism? Use examples from Call to Arms to support your answer.

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