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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?
(a) Research.
(b) Military.
(c) The family business.
(d) Politics.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what bad news does Gallagher receive?
(a) His parents have died.
(b) His child has died.
(c) His brother has died.
(d) His wife has died.

3. Who is Major Dalleson's assistant?
(a) Red.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Wakara.
(d) Leach.

4. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?
(a) His guns.
(b) A diary.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Maps of the island.

5. How does Minetta think the injured are treated?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) With compassion.
(c) Like dogs.
(d) With speical treatment.

6. What is the tone of Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Excitment.
(c) Fear.
(d) Terror.

7. 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) Goldstein.
(b) Martinez.
(c) Toglio.
(d) Wyman.

8. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?
(a) Honshu.
(b) Motome.
(c) Kyushu.
(d) Hokkaido.

9. Croft has a flashback and the reader learns that he joined a different branch of the military before joining the Army. What was the first branch Croft joined?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) National Guard.
(d) Navy.

10. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?
(a) Conn.
(b) Hearn.
(c) Cummings.
(d) Dalleson.

11. 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 is fighting too much.
(c) He feels his platoon does not have enough dry clothes.
(d) He feels his platoon is only on labor duties.

12. What natural landmark is on the island?
(a) Volcano.
(b) Waterfall.
(c) Lake.
(d) Mountain range

13. What seems to be happening to Cumming's control in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He wants to transfer control to someone else.
(b) It is increasing.
(c) He is becoming doubtful.
(d) It is breaking down.

14. How do the soldiers feel about the conditions of the island?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Happy.
(d) Fortunate.

15. In Martinez's flashback in Part 2, Chapter 2, what did he dream of becoming?
(a) Cook.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?

2. What events led to Croft joining the Army?

3. Who is the only man to feel sorry about Hennessey's death?

4. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what are Conn's true feelings about Wakara?

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