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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. Where are Pickering's uniforms from?

2. What is Feldt the Commanding Officer of?

3. What relationship does Osgood have with McCoy?

4. How do Stecker and Pick reach Long Island?

5. When does Hart meet McCoy for recruitment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thomas McCoy pose a problem for the Marines?

2. Why does Hart hate Warren?

3. How does Pickering respond to his ill health?

4. Why do Pick and Stecker find that they have to explain their actions often to superiors?

5. What is the importance of the Coastwatchers?

6. What does Koffler do to warn others about the Japanese planes?

7. What is the formality that Fowler experiences when he travels to the White House?

8. What two actions taken by Pick can result in a court martial?

9. Why is Hart summoned by McCoy?

10. How do McCoy and Sage make their plans together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Line of Fire with another of Griffin's other books in his combat series. Which is, in your opinion, better? Explain. What future scenarios might you want to see in upcoming books? Which characters would you like to see portrayed? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Line of Fire is written primarily in the third-persona and omniscient point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Pickering?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of security. Identify at least two motifs about security and intelligence. Then cite an example to support each answer.

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