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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 is McCoy's assignment that will enable him to travel a lot?

3. What does McCoy get from sanding the decks?

4. Who works as the secretary for McCoy's boss in intelligence?

5. Where does Pick leave a notice about a party in their hotel suite in New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McCoy learn that his friend Pick is the heir to a hotel and shipping fortune when they go to New York?

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

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

4. Who is Ernestine Sage, and why does McCoy spend time with her at Pick's party?

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

6. Why is McCoy disturbed to learn that Sage comes from a wealthy family?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Several of the characters in Corps: Book 1 Semper Fi are lonely. Which characters are lonely and why? Examine the concept of loneliness in the book and its effect on characters. What attempts are made to overcome it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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