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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 didn't Pickering go to the Philippines?

2. Who does Jack Stecker meet when he arrives in San Diego?

3. What does the man from question #139 tell Banning?

4. Why has Pickering forbid Banning to go behind enemy lines?

5. At what hotel is McInerney meeting with D. Franco?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what is Ellen promoted and what happens when Pickering comes to her hotel room?

2. What does Banning do after Stecker leaves, and to what position does he assign Koffler and why?

3. Why does Banning meet with Eric Feldt and what happened at that meeting?

4. What does Jane Marwood tell Barbara her new orders are and how much does she know about them?

5. What does Pickering do when MacArthur moves his headquarters? What does Pickering tell Knox about the Pacific operations?

6. Who picks up Barbara after she receives her new orders and what do they do?

7. What does Pickering ask of Knox for Banning's group and what does he forbid Banning to do? Why does he forbid it?

8. What about the military does MacArthur and Pickering discuss when they first meet?

9. What does Pickering tell Knox about Koffler's mission?

10. How does Howard become a member of Banning's group?

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

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Counterattack.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Counterattack. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Counterattack. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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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