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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. When does Hart meet McCoy for recruitment?

2. What does Koffler send regarding Japanese planes headed for Guadalcanal?

3. Where is Feldt the Commanding Officer?

4. Who arrives in Pickering's suite when Pickering's uniforms are delivered?

5. Where does Hart attend boot camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zimmerman discover about Thomas McCoy's deployment?

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

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

4. Why is Hart summoned by McCoy?

5. How does Rickabee assist Pickering?

6. How does Pickering respond to his promotion?

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

8. What does Pickering argue about with Fowler in order to get out of the Navy?

9. How does Koffler avoid detection by the Betty Bombers?

10. How does Fowler and Knox try to help Pickering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Line of Fire is written primarily in the third-persona and omniscient point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Pickering?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of security. Identify at least two motifs about security and intelligence. Then cite an example to support each answer.

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