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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 does the man do who forced Marco to sign the paper?

2. Does Raymond want to hire this person?

3. Why does Raymond suggest that Marco force an investigation by initiating his own court-martial and charging himself with falsifying the report that led to Shaw's medal?

4. What compels Marco to give up women?

5. What enters the Iselin home once they are lawfully wed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Marco and Shaw, regarding Marco's fight with Chunjin?

2. What is known about Shaw from the beginning of this flashback?

3. What does this next flashback reveal about Shaw's mother?

4. What does Raymond's mother do when she finds out about her son's relationship with Jocie?

5. Why does Shaw end up in Washington early?

6. What happens to Marco one night?

7. What does Raymond do when O'Neil insists on throwing a welcome dinner for the Medal of Honor veteran?

8. What does Jorgenson do after this meeting with Marco?

9. What happens to the American soldiers during this mission?

10. What does Marco tell Rosie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another theme has to do with the love of a good woman.

Part 1) Who are the women in this story? How are they significant?

Part 2) How do these women influence their men? Why are they so influential?

Part 3) Why does the author use this as a theme? Use the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of tension in this story.

Part 1) Describe the cause of this tension.

Part 2) How does this tension affect the characters in the story, as well as the reader?

Part 3) How might this story and tension reflect the lives of Americans at this time?

Essay Topic 3

A wide range of emotions are expressed in this story.

Part 1) Give four examples of emotions and when they are expressed.

Part 2) What is the purpose of this spectrum of emotions?

Part 3) How do these emotions reflect the feelings of those living at this time in history? How might it affect readers differently today? Why?

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