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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men gather as the sun begins to fall?
(a) They gather in the Lieutenant's tent.
(b) They gather in a jungle hut.
(c) They gather in small clumps in four man holes.
(d) They gather around a campfire.

2. Before Snake enlists in the Marines, what type of tattoo does he get?
(a) An eagle and an American flag
(b) A skull encircled with two snakes that reads "Death before Dishonor"
(c) A tattoo that says, MOM
(d) An evil clown

3. How many of the four men on first watch at LP duty survive the night?
(a) One
(b) All four
(c) Two
(d) Three

4. Why does Snake argue with Austin about the LP duty assignment?
(a) Snake's men will not be able to get back over the wire if attacked.
(b) Almost all of Snake's men are injured and need to recover.
(c) Snake likes to argue with Austin about everything.
(d) Snake's men just had duty and are tired.

5. Chapter 16 Where do black men go to talk about racism and an unjust world?
(a) The commander's tent
(b) The chapel
(c) The Black Shack
(d) In the trenches

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?

2. Who gives Gilliland a ride part of the way to meet his wife?

3. Chapter 20 Where is Gilliland meeting his wife on his last day as a Marine?

4. What does Cannonball need to help digest all the changes taking place in the black community?

5. What is the name Cannonball's mother is known as back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances when Bagger enlists in the Marines.

2. What does Hodges consider unfair when he confronts the enemy in the village?

3. What do Snake, Cannonball, Senator, Bagger, and Cat Man find when they go to look for the missing men?

4. How do Senator's college friends find ways to avoid the draft?

5. How does Gilliland reach Pismo Beach to meet his wife after being discharged from the Marines?

6. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

7. What are the villagers carrying as they approach Hodges and his men?

8. Describe the circumstances when Cat Man arrives in America from Mexico?

9. What is Goodrich's reaction as the platoon walks through Go Noi Island?

10. Why do the men always dig new fighting holes, rather than use old holes that they find?

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