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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. Why do the chiefs meet after the missile crisis?

2. Where is Brockley Air Force Base located?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Howard say he wants Lowell to do?

4. How do the Special Forces feel about the Airborne Forces?

5. What job title does Harke have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, what complications arise with Cuba?

4. What is John Denn doing in Chapter 2?

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

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

7. What does Smitherman tell Lowell about moving tanks in Chapter 4?

8. What is happening when Foo Two is attacked?

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

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

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

Examine the message the author conveys about they social class system in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of loyalty in this novel.

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