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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. Who is also aboard Pickering's boat?

2. Where does McInerney assign Galloway when he sees him at a hotel?

3. How does the U.S. military know the Japanese plan to take several Pacific islands and Hawaii?

4. Where does Pickering spend a few days with his wife?

5. Where will Stecker be sent after he is promoted to major?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does McInerney want Galloway to do and how does Holcomb respond to that idea?

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

4. How does the jump with Koffler and Howard go?

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

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

7. Where does Pickering see his son and what do they talk about?

8. Where is Banning staying in Australia and what does Pickering give him and why?

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

10. Who does Koffler see at the Elms and what do they discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most people and regular soldiers detest spies and the idea of spying. Spies are not considered in the same vein as soldiers in uniform and are not protected by the customs and regulations that govern the treatment of soldiers who are in uniform when captured. It was carefully pointed out that what Pickering was doing would not be considered spying, yet that is essentially what his organization is doing. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why do you think spies are not accorded any rights under many countries' laws and/or customs?

2. Even though all countries abhor spies, often even their own, they still spy, and men and women are still willing to be spies. Discuss why you think this is so.

3. Research and analyze the history of spying in either America.

4. Does Pickering seem the image of a typical spy as you visualize one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:

1. Would you consider Counterattack a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.

2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.

3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.

Essay Topic 3

Joe Howard is what they call a mustang, an enlisted man who came up to be an officer. Often there is tension between an enlisted man who becomes and officer and a college graduate who starts as an officer.

1. How do you think a mustang might handle command differently than a regular officer? Use examples from Counterattack to illustrate your answer.

2. Other officers resenting those who did not go to college is not uncommon in other institutions. There are many situations in which a person is qualified to do a job without formal education and those with formal education might resent that person. Discuss what you believe are the interpersonal and personality dynamics of this type of situation. Use examples to support your answer.

3. Throughout history, as long as there has been rank in the military or classes in the social sphere, treatment of people have been unequal. Officers have always had better quarters and food. Kings sleep in better homes than carpenters. Do you think inequality of people is good or bad? Could it motivate those in the lower hierarchies to work harder or just make them resentful? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of unequal status among humans.

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