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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 is an enlisted man who becomes an officer called in slang?

2. What type of boat is the Pickerel?

3. What duty has Sergeant Zimmerman been assigned in sub-chapter 3?

4. What does McCoy talk about with Ernie in Pennsylvania?

5. What does the man in question #65 ask Stecker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McCoy feel about Ernie's actions in Chapter XI?

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

3. How does the Raiders first mission go and what is the difficulty involved with the pick-up point?

4. What does Zimmerman do about what Esposito tells him?

5. What are two requests McCoy has for Zimmer in Chapter II?

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

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

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

9. What happens that makes Martha finally admit her feelings for Pick?

10. Why does Ernie call Pick's mother in San Diego?

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

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

McCoy, despite his background, is an officer and a gentleman and is therefore accorded more respect and trust even in enemy territory than the common soldier. Discuss the following:

1. Does it seem likely that officers are usually more respectable than enlisted men back then? What about today? Why or why not?

2. In the Raiders Carlson wants no distinction between officer and enlisted. Explain why you think this is a good or bad idea. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for adultery or having sexual relations with someone of inferior rank. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?

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