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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. Where is Fowler driven by a White House car to board the yacht?

2. What is the name of the freighter mentioned in Chapter 1?

3. Where do Stecker and Pick find a ride from New Jersey to?

4. Who is Hart's assistant drill instructor?

5. Who will Pickering meet when he dines with the President according to Fowler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pickering learn from the President about his assignment?

2. What is the formality that Fowler experiences when he travels to the White House?

3. What is the message that Feldt receives and why does Banning dislike Mitchell?

4. How does Thomas McCoy pose a problem for the Marines?

5. How does Pickering respond to his promotion?

6. What does Koffler do to warn others about the Japanese planes?

7. How is Buka Island described in Chapter 1?

8. What is the significance of the crates in the freighter that docks in Melbourne?

9. How does Fowler assist his wounded friend Pickering?

10. How do McCoy and Sage make their plans together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Griffin espouses a radical approach to work and employment that would alter the structure of society. He describes the worker in Line of Fire as a proletariat like Marxian philosophy who is rebelling against the party in power. Describe the worker in Line of Fire. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that Griffin discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the settings for Line of Fire. What is the overall setting? How do the Solomon Islands change over time? How is San Francisco different from the depiction of San Diego? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in Line of Fire?

Essay Topic 3

Line of Fire is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery -- powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Griffin uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

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