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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 did Walter do to get himself out of the boredom of the stay in the valley?

2. What was Walter's concern about the mission?

3. What did the medics do for the survivors before treating them?

4. What did Margaret decide to do in Chapter 18?

5. When did Walter and his men run out of supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elsmore allow the press to do, and why was Walter restless in Chapter 20?

2. What did Earl Jr.'s former teacher do?

3. What did the C-47 do at the start of Chapter 16?

4. What did Walter and his sergeant do in Chapter 18?

5. What did the survivors do?

6. What was life like for the natives according to Chapter 11?

7. What did the plane do in the morning according to Chapter 14?

8. What did the medics do after collecting their supplies?

9. What was Walters warned about, and what did his men practice in Chapter 15?

10. What did McCollom speak with the radio man about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Major George H. Nicholson and Colonel Prossen on board the Gremlin Special.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between the survivors and paratroopers and the natives.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the children's story written by Roald Dahl and its significance for the Gremlin Special.

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