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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 year is it in Chapter 6?

2. Where is Brockley Air Force Base located?

3. What do the Joint Chiefs of Staff hear in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, why does Craig end up buying a uniform?

5. What month is it in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Foo Two attacked?

2. What does Lowell do after talking to Smitherman in Chapter 4?

3. What is happening when Foo Two is attacked?

4. How does Lowell get away with his emergency landing in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

8. What does Lowell do when he is told he can't land at MacDill in Chapter 2?

9. What is Lowell's room like in Ursula's apartment?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Lowell decide to do career-wise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is this novel a genre novel? What genre is it? How does it fit into this description? What is the effect of this?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of secrecy in this novel and how it affects the development of the novel.

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