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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. What kind of analyst is Ellen Feller?

2. Who does Pickering want to rescue while keeping the Coastwatcher station active?

3. With whom is the Japanese having better communication according to the analysts that meet with MacArthur?

4. Where does the rescue mission discuss weapons before their operation?

5. When Ellen has to leave the cottage, where does she have to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Operation Pickle involve?

2. What does Galloway say and do for the Dauntess pilots?

3. What is Moore's relationship with Joanne?

4. How do Rickabee and Pickering differ on the rescue mission?

5. How does the MAGIC program work?

6. What does Ellen decide to do when she is forced to move out of the cottage?

7. Why is Ellen upset with the men at the cottage?

8. Why do Rickabee and Pickering oppose Dillon at the Office of Management Analysis?

9. When Finch is lost in battle, how does Galloway respond?

10. What is the decoded MAGIC message received in the Dungeon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pickering and McCoy are two of the most active characters in discussing their social and political beliefs.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Pickering had a direct influence upon? What are some events that McCoy had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support or sympathy to people that attempt to rebel against rules? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

In Line of Fire, money is associated with privilege and forgery along with the illusion of security or freedom through mastery or manipulation. Who has money? Who lacks it? Who is obsessed with it?

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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