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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. Who does Lemper ask to send Lowell to Cuba with him if they go?

2. What makes shipping from Brockley Air Force Base easy?

3. What does Hanrahan say he was doing when Lowell made the decision to land the plane?

4. What job title does Harke have?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Howard say he wants Lowell to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Crowley learn?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Lowell decide to do career-wise?

3. How does Lowell get away with his emergency landing in Chapter 3?

4. What is happening when Foo Two is attacked?

5. How do planes affect the attack on Foo Two in Chapter 1?

6. What does Smitherman tell Lowell about moving tanks in Chapter 4?

7. What are the first things Craig sees when he visits his new apartment in Chapter 7?

8. What makes Brockley Air Force Base an ideal base?

9. In Chapter 6, what plans do the Marines make?

10. Why is Harke relieved of his duties in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use descriptive passages in this novel? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the message the author conveys about they social class system in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

How is brotherhood a theme in this novel?

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