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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 can't Pickering get a return flight to San Francisco?

2. What happened at the beginning of the event that made Neville think it started badly?

3. About what does Pickering apologize to Knox?

4. What are the men with whom Pickering meets planning to do?

5. Who is flying to Lakehurst with Galloway for the public relations event?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Stephen Koffler at Lakehurst and what does the Navy keep there?

2. Why is Jack Dillon in Hollywood?

3. Where does Knox want Pickering to meet him and what happens when Pickering refuses? What does Knox ask Pickering about his statement in Washington?

4. Who is Franklin Neville and on what subject is he an expert? What has he written on the subject?

5. In what service is Joe Howard, what award did he win, and what is his next assignment?

6. What happens with Howard and Barbara when they go for dinner?

7. What happens when Galloway, Ward and Schneider are headed to Lakehurst?

8. What do Knox and Pickering talk about after Pickering answers Knox's initial inquiry?

9. Why is Neville going to Lakehurst and what happens when he first arrives? What does he tell the pilot of the plane?

10. What does Fleming tell Fowler about meeting Donovan, what does Fowler say about Donovan, and how does Fleming feel about Donovan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howard, despite his background, is an officer and a gentleman and is therefore accorded more respect and trust even in enemy territory than the common soldier. Discuss the following:

1. Does it seem likely that officers are usually more respectable than enlisted men back then? What about today? Why or why not?

2. In the Raiders, Carlson wants no distinction between officer and enlisted. Explain why you think this is a good or bad idea. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for adultery or having sexual relations with someone of inferior rank. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?

Essay Topic 2

Pickering has an affair with Ellen in spite of being married.

1. In most circles, Pickering 's involvement with Ellen would be called adultery. Do you think the life and death situation of war makes adultery more likely? Why or why not? Use examples from your own knowledge and or the book to illustrate your answer.

2. Pickering is an officer and a "gentleman" who has just received promotion to major. Discuss how the act of adultery fits with the idea of an officer and a "gentleman".

3. Pickering is an intelligence officer and as such would most likely have a top secret security clearance. In the modern army, personnel who commit adultery will often lose their clearance. Why do you think this is so? Do you think someone's morals should affect whether they have a security clearance? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals, and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Pickering and Stecker.

2. Macklin and Harris.

3. Reeves and Howard.

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