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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 is McCoy given to wear that is good anywhere in the building he has to report to except at the Office of Naval Intelligence?

2. What does McCoy realize about the beginning of the Platoon Leader's Course?

3. Who stays with McCoy during Thanksgiving break like a loyal friend?

4. What report does Stecker tear up?

5. Where do Pick and McCoy spend the night after graduation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does McCoy advise Pick to not be too chummy at the Platoon Leader's Course?

3. How does Elly celebrate Stecker's promotion?

4. Why does Tommy apply to the Marines?

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

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

7. What happens when McCoy runs into Macklin at Quantico?

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

9. When McCoy visits his family, who does he meet and why do they think he is successful?

10. When Macklin is being sent home by the Marines, how and why do they assign him as a mess officer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Griffin's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ernie. What is her role in the story? What was Griffin trying to accomplish by creating Ernie's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery establishes connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Griffin uses imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

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