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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 happened to the plane out of which Joe and Steve jumped onto Baku Island?

2. What does Pickering and Admiral Sayre talk about when they meet?

3. Whose funeral does Koffler attend?

4. For what kind of mission is Macklin asked to recruit volunteers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Galloway meets Ward and Schneider at the Officer's Club at Quantico?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Koffler being dropped behind enemy lines?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals, and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Pickering and Stecker.

2. Macklin and Harris.

3. Reeves and Howard.

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