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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. Who congratulates McCoy and says he thinks he will make a fine officer?

2. When McCoy and Pick go out to bars in New York City, who pays for their tab?

3. Who has been put on report for every inspection Macklin was involved in?

4. Who is upset that McInerney said that McCoy had to move out because Intelligence might start questioning the assignment?

5. How does McCoy spend his Thanksgiving break?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stecker want to help McCoy on the base?

2. Why does Tommy apply to the Marines?

3. How does Banning get married to Ludmilla "officially"?

4. How is Pick different from other Marines in his upbringing?

5. Why is Pick upset with Intelligence regarding McCoy's reassignment and moving?

6. Why does McCoy have trouble with the test Stecker gives with the Garand rifle?

7. Why is Pick assigned as junior aide-de-camp to General McInerney?

8. What are two odd experiences McCoy has in the building when he arrives to work in intelligence?

9. When McCoy reports for his first assignment as courier, what is he shocked to discover?

10. How does McCoy clean the rifle given to him by Corporal Pleasant prior to inspection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Griffin uses some important instances of foreshadowing in The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Banning and McCoy are two of the most active characters in discussing their social and political beliefs and in the decision-making process for the military and espionage events that unfold in the book.

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 Banning 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 jump the Wall? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Griffin discusses both patriotism and war vividly in The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi. Find some examples in the book and discuss the effect of these topics on the character of Pickering.

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