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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 do most other officers want officers to be?

2. Where does Pick decide to stop while driving around Pensacola in Chapter VII?

3. Why is Captain Banning depressed when he is on the Pickerel?

4. What does Colonel Wesley think Carlson might want to do?

5. Where do Pick and Stecker go after their first flight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Pickering's response to Ernie's phone call?

3. What do McCoy and Zimmerman do in sub-chapter two of Chapter XV?

4. With whom does Pick and Stecker have lunch in Atlanta and what does she do? How did Pick feel about it?

5. What does McCoy do after he speaks with Carlson?

6. What kind of group does Carlson want to start and what are his ideas about rank for the group?

7. What does Ernie do when she sees Martha at the restaurant?

8. What does McCoy find out about his brother in Chapter XV and how does he feel about it?

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

10. What does Pick and Stecker do after Carstairs tells them McCoy was wounded and he has given up on Martha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corps 02: Call to Arms is one book in a series of novels involving McCoy and the other characters. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Corps 02: Call to Arms. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Corps 02: Call to Arms. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Corps 02: Call to Arms? Which theme in Corps 02: Call to Arms speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Though this novel is probably more action-driven rather than character-driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare and contrast the characters of McCoy and Zimmerman. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities, and social skills.

2. Compare and contrast the characters of Lieutenant Stecker and Pickering.

3. Thoroughly analyze the character of McCoy discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot.

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