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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim prevent Basie from shooting from the car?

2. Why does Lieutenant Price reopen the gates?

3. What causes Jim to vomit?

4. How many canisters do Price and the other manage to retrieve from the drop that occurs in Part 3, Chapter 35?

5. Where are the prisoners going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jim's opinion of "the real meaning of war" and how does it develop?

Essay Topic 2

Using at least three examples, discuss how Ballard uses planes throughout the story. Do different country's planes mean different things? Does their meaning change?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Jim's reaction to violence changes over the course of the novel, both violence that he witnesses and experiences.

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