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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what rank is Zimmerman promoted?
2. Why does Colonel Carlson come to talk to McCoy at the beginning of Chapter XI?
3. What does the young pregnant woman need?
4. In Chapter XI a navy doctor finds out Banning and the other nine blind men are going to back to the states how?
5. Where is McCoy stationed at the beginning of Chapter XI?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lieutenant McCoy came from a poor family and never went to college, unlike Ernie and Pick who both come from very wealthy families and attended prestigious colleges.
1. What kind of obstacles do you think Ernie and McCoy will have to overcome in order to marry given the difference in their social class? Use examples from your own life, your knowledge and the book to illustrate your ideas.
2. How do you think the issue of class enters into Pickering and Ernie's parents wanting them to marry? Use examples from your own life, your knowledge and the book to illustrate your ideas.
3. With research, if necessary, what do you see are the differences and similarities between class issues now and in the 1940's?
Essay Topic 2
At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:
1. Would you consider Corps 02: Call to Arms a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.
2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.
3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.
Essay Topic 3
Griffin has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think this book qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?
2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?
3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.
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