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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 injury did Joe receive in the jump?

2. Where does Koffler find Daphne?

3. What do aerial photos of Buka show?

4. Whose funeral does Koffler attend?

5. What supply lines are the Japanese threatening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pickering send to Knox from Melbourne and what is his situation with MacArthur?

2. What happens when Macklin asks for volunteers for a dangerous mission?

3. What does Captain Haughton want Rickabee to do?

4. Where is Barbara Cotter stationed in Melbourne and why is she at Pickering's house?

5. What does Stecker tell Banning when they meet about Banning's organization?

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

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

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

9. What is in the letter Pickering sends to Knox in which he also has a request about Banning?

10. What do Barbara and Ernie do the day before Barbara ships out? What are Barbara's plans and how do they change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Counterattack. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Counterattack. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Counterattack? Which theme in Counterattack speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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