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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. Why does Feller and Kramer go to see Pickering?

2. What does Dillon tell Galloway and Koffler about Neville's funeral?

3. What does Dianne tell Koffler?

4. About what does Pickering apologize to Knox?

5. Who is flying to Lakehurst with Galloway for the public relations event?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Neville board the plane and what happens to him?

2. What does Macklin threaten about Koffler and how does Dillon handle it? What happens to the Marine Corps' reputation over the Lakehurst incident?

3. Why is PFC Koffler AWOL? What will he begin at Lakehurst and with whom?

4. Why is Joe Howard on the USS Tangier and what happens on the way to her destination?

5. Where does Knox want Pickering to meet him and what happens when Pickering refuses? What does Knox ask Pickering about his statement in Washington?

6. What did Stecker recommend for Joe Howard, why and in what position will Howard work for Stecker?

7. Where does Ellen Feller work and in what capacity?

8. Describe Koffler's visit home the first day.

9. What is Steve Koffler doing in Lakehurst, how does he feel about it, and why is he doing it?

10. Why is Stephen Koffler at Lakehurst and what does the Navy keep there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pickering is looking for his place in the war effort and is having a hard time finding it. He refuses the job offer from Donovan because it is only an adviser position, which he feels is too low, but tells McInerney that he is willing to do anything, even at a low rank, in the Marines. Pickering doesn't know what it is that he wants to do, which is why he is having such a hard time. The one thing he knows he doesn't want to do is to sell his remaining ships to the Navy, even though they want them.

1. With research, discuss the steps one can use to make a decision and how these steps might benefit Pickering.

2. Do you think Pickering actually wants a job helping the war effort, or do you think he just thinks he should want one? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss why or why not you believe Pickering refusing to sell his ships to the navy makes him a bad American. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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/contrast the characters of Koffler and Howard. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities, and social skills.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Howard, 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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