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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. How many are in the Japanese group Reeves and his group kill?

2. Why does Pickering want Banning to be added to the Magic messages list?

3. Why couldn't Banning tell his eight volunteers about their mission until they were in Australia?

4. Why has Pickering forbid Banning to go behind enemy lines?

5. What does Pick first ask his father when he goes to his father's suite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pickering do when MacArthur moves his headquarters? What does Pickering tell Knox about the Pacific operations?

2. What does McInerney want Galloway to do and how does Holcomb respond to that idea?

3. What does Pickering send to Knox from Melbourne and what is his situation with MacArthur?

4. What does Stecker tell Banning when they meet about Banning's organization?

5. Who does McInerney see with Galloway at the Willard Hotel?

6. How does the jump with Koffler and Howard go?

7. What does Pickering tell Knox about MacArthur and what he should be told? What does MacArthur want to do?

8. Who picks up Barbara after she receives her new orders and what do they do?

9. What does Pickering ask of Knox for Banning's group and what does he forbid Banning to do? Why does he forbid it?

10. What does Jane Marwood tell Barbara her new orders are and how much does she know about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Counterattack is one book in a series of novels involving McCoy and the other characters. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand-alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

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 Counterattack 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

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Counterattack. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Counterattack. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme? If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Counterattack? Which theme in Counterattack speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

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