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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 reporters fail to publicize?

2. How old was Walter when he was drafted?

3. Where were the pigs kept in the villages?

4. What were Walter and his men waiting for in Chapter 19?

5. What did the native do with what the survivors and the paratroopers left behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened the day after the medics jumped according to Chapter 17?

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

3. Who was Earl Walter Junior according to Chapter 10?

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

5. What did Walter begin to hope for according to Chapter 21?

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

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

8. What did Earl Jr. train to do and who did he train?

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

10. What did McCollom bring back to the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony and discuss the significance in the decision made by the McCollom brothers on board the Gremlin Special.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the lives of the natives before the crash of the Gremlin Special with after the crash, and discuss the implications of the crash as well as the role the media and government had in these changes.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the expectations of most women during the 1940's in America and discuss how Margaret broke free from this role.

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