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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 Jubal wear on his head?

2. What does Jubal do after drinking too much of what was offered him at Vatch's house?

3. Where does Jubal sleep at Vatch's house?

4. What kind of vessel uses a turnabout in 'Turnabout'?

5. What is wrong with Jubal's master in 'Mountain Victory'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Buck receive six months after his affair is revealed to Howard?

2. What strange thing happens on Claude's first air raid?

3. How did the judge's son in 'Beyond' die?

4. Why does Captain Bogard miss seeing the hit on the Argentinian ship in 'Turnabout'?

5. How does Vatch say he once killed a rebel?

6. What does Narcissa do when she returns from her trip to Memphis?

7. What does the judge in 'Beyond' do shortly after his death, and why?

8. What does Mildred do when she first sees Buck after their affair in 'Honor'?

9. Why does Weddel say he cannot leave immediately from Vatch's house in 'Mountain Victory'?

10. What question does Captain Bogard ask himself at the end of 'Turnabout'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book whenever war was the background. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how did it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Some of these plots took place during the Civil War. How did this historic event shape the main characters in these stories?

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