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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 5, as Roth thinks about his wife, what can the reader guess about her feelings toward him?
(a) She loves Roth.
(b) She wishes to have children.
(c) She thinks he is sucessful.
(d) She thinks he worthless.

2. What is Cummings motive behind assigning Hearn tasks such as bringing him fresh flowers and taking liquor to the officer's mess tent?
(a) He does not want Hearn fighting.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Possible promotion.
(d) Humiliation.

3. There is some question of who let the gun go as the men were pushing it through the Jungle. Who does Croft suspect is responsible?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Toglio.
(c) Wyman.
(d) Goldstein.

4. By Part 2, Chapter 2, why has Croft become frustrated on the island?
(a) He feels his platoon needs more men.
(b) He feels his platoon does not have enough dry clothes.
(c) He feels his platoon is fighting too much.
(d) He feels his platoon is only on labor duties.

5. Hearn has a flashback about his childhood. How is his mother described during this flashback?
(a) Mean.
(b) An angel.
(c) Snobbish.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 2, why does Hearn allow Croft to take control?

2. Leach offers a number of excuses why he can not take a picture of Dalleson. Which of the following is not one of his excuses?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 2, why do the men become uneasy as they leave the jungle?

4. Who is Major Dalleson's assistant?

5. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?

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