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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 does Koffler do when he gets home?

2. Where did Howard remain during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

3. What is Joe told when he asks for the check for dinner?

4. What do the Marines plan to do with Charley Galloway?

5. How did Pickering know the man in question #15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fleming tell Fowler about meeting Donovan, what does Fowler say about Donovan, and how does Fleming feel about Donovan?

3. Where does Howard report for his physical, what happens immediately and why?

4. Why is Jack Dillon in Hollywood?

5. What was Charley determined to do during his first few years in service?

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

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

8. What do Galloway and the others do at Ward's house?

9. From where did the attack on Pearl Harbor come, when did it occur and what was the result of the attack?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Politics and manipulation influence much of what happens in Counterattack. Discuss one of the following:

1. Describe the political situation in Counterattack and how it impacts the actions of three of the major characters.

2. Discuss and analyze several people who try to manipulate Koffler and his responses to them.

3. Discuss how and why Macklin'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

Counterattack 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 stand-alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

In any book centered around the military, leadership of the troops is often crucial with the better leaders able to command the respect and loyalty of their men. The men's willingness to follow a particular leader can have a decisive impact upon the success of a mission. Discuss the following:

1. Whose command style seems most effective? Analyze the elements of those effective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the good leaders. What makes an excellent leader/commander? Give examples.

2. Whose command style seems most ineffective? Analyze the elements of those ineffective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the poor leaders. What makes a poor leader/commander? Give examples.

3. Is disobeying a poor leader ever justifiable? Explain using details from the text, other books you have read, and your personal experience. In times of war, disobeying an order can be punishable by death. Is this harsh sentence justifiable for such an act? Why or why not?

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