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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 Chapter 6, where is the mission the military is readying themselves for?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Howard react to Harke?

3. Where does Lowell attend school to become an officer?

4. What makes shipping from Brockley Air Force Base easy?

5. Where does Craig learn his wife is living in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, what complicates Lowell's job?

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

8. What happens when the Russians agree to remove their missiles from Cuba?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Crowley learn?

10. Why is Harke relieved of his duties in Chapter 4?

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 is romance part of this novel? Analyze the relationship between the romantic subplots and the main plot line.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Lowell as the hero in this novel.

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