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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. How long was Pickering supposed to stay at the hospital?

2. What does Reeves build the treehouse for?

3. What is the fighter squadron that Pick will be joining?

4. With whom are Stecker and Pick supposed to meet in Washington D.C.?

5. What is Feldt the Commanding Officer of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the radio goes off before the invasion?

3. How is Buka Island described in Chapter 1?

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

5. Why does Hart come to Pick to tell him about his father?

6. How do the Americans keep their troops fresh for the attack on Henderson Field?

7. What two actions taken by Pick can result in a court martial?

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

9. How does Pick respond to news of his father's illness?

10. What is the importance of the Coastwatchers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Line of Fire with another of Griffin's other books in his combat series. Which is, in your opinion, better? Explain. What future scenarios might you want to see in upcoming books? Which characters would you like to see portrayed? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Pickering and McCoy are two of the most active characters in discussing their social and political beliefs.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Pickering had a direct influence upon? What are some events that McCoy had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support or sympathy to people that attempt to rebel against rules? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

In Line of Fire, Griffin's German society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology that McCoy uses? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?

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