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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what rank is Zimmerman promoted?

2. Where does Ernie meet a young and pregnant woman?

3. Why does Colonel Carlson come to talk to McCoy at the beginning of Chapter XI?

4. In Chapter XI a navy doctor finds out Banning and the other nine blind men are going to back to the states how?

5. Where is Captain Banning sent to see doctors?

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

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

Lieutenant McCoy came from a poor family and never went to college, unlike Ernie and Pick who both come from very wealthy families and attended prestigious colleges.

1. What kind of obstacles do you think Ernie and McCoy will have to overcome in order to marry given the difference in their social class? Use examples from your own life, your knowledge and the book to illustrate your ideas.

2. How do you think the issue of class enters into Pickering and Ernie's parents wanting them to marry? Use examples from your own life, your knowledge and the book to illustrate your ideas.

3. With research, if necessary, what do you see are the differences and similarities between class issues now and in the 1940's?

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