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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. In what month is Banning sent to the Philippines?

2. Who talks to McCoy and leaves her friends to spend the evening at the party with him?

3. How does McCoy spend his Thanksgiving break?

4. To what building is the restaurant that McCoy wants to meet his date for lunch located next to?

5. Where does Stecker make arrangements to keep a car?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does McCoy feel out of place with Pick when they go out out in New York on their holiday?

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

5. How does Sage initiate a romantic relationship with McCoy?

6. How does Stecker act on McCoy's behalf at graduation?

7. How does Stecker trace Macklin's involvement with McCoy and clear McCoy's record?

8. Why is McCoy happy about his new assignment as courier?

9. Why does Tommy apply to the Marines?

10. How does Pick reveal his loyalty to his friend McCoy on Thanksgiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where Griffin employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi ethics? Where do these definitions appear vague or incomprehensible?

Essay Topic 2

Death and violence appear throughout The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi. Who dies? Who is violent? In what ways are characters violent or abusive? What is their effect on other characters and their lives? Do these characters change over time?

Essay Topic 3

Love and sexuality between different characters is a recurring theme in The Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi. How does McCoy's feelings about love change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has he expanded his awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality connected to love for McCoy? How does his feelings develop for Ernie and change, and how does his relationship with her contrast with that of other women that he has had romantic feelings for?

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