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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 does Hanoi want Foo Two to be eliminated?

2. What job title does Harke have?

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

4. In Chapter 5, who does Lowell meet with at Brockley Air Force Base?

5. In Chapter 6, what do the Marines find of Parker's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is happening when Foo Two is attacked?

3. What is John Denn doing in Chapter 2?

4. How does Lowell try to get on Lemper's good side when they first meet?

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

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

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

8. Why is Foo Two attacked?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast at least two of the characters' feelings toward the military and service.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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