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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. SEAL Team Six began their training with ___________________.

2. The man in #148 was of which nationality?

3. Richard again left his family to go to ___________________.

4. Who controlled the money for SEAL Six?

5. Who was Richard's friendly FBI contact?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Richard spent his free time while in Cambodia.

2. What were some of the maneuvers that SEAL Team Six learned in training exercises?

3. What was Richard's first mission upon arriving in Cambodia in 1973?

4. How did Richard manage to sidestep Dick Coogan's XO, Scott Sullivan?

5. How did Richard manage to alienate Ted Lyon, a superior officer regarding the use of a field?

6. What advice was Richard given when it became clear that he could not attend War College?

7. Why did the hostage rescue effort end disastrously?

8. Explain how Richard retaliates against Ted Lyon who made negative reports about Richard.

9. What were some of the training maneuvers of SEAL Team Six?

10. Who was Tom Williams and what role did he have in Richard's unit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Richard measure up to these people? What was Richard's personal code? Or did he not have one? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of struggling with personal identity was an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 3

Substance abuse seemed to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive was the abuse? Why did it have such a prevalent place in Richard's life? How did it affect him? How does it affect those impacted by Richard's abuse? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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