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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. Where does Lowell attend school to become an officer?

2. When does Craig become the person in charge?

3. What happens to Parker's co-pilot after ejecting from the plane in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Lowell tell Lemper?

5. What year is it when the trains are ordered back to Fort Hood at the end of the missile crisis?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what plans do the Marines make?

2. How do the Vietnamese thwart attempts of an invasion in Chapter 6?

3. What happens after Parker ejects from the plane in Chapter 6?

4. What makes Brockley Air Force Base an ideal base?

5. What are the first things Craig sees when he visits his new apartment in Chapter 7?

6. How do planes affect the attack on Foo Two in Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 2, why can't Lowell's plane land at MacDill?

8. What is happening when Foo Two is attacked?

9. In Chapter 3, what do Jiggs and Boone explain to the other men?

10. What happens when Craig tries to resign in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use foreshadowing? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use actual historical facts in this novel? How does this technique affect the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What message does the author deliver about family relations?

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