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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Minetta is injured and taken to the hospital, what does he do to delay going back to combat?
(a) Fakes being mentally ill.
(b) Gets into a fight hoping he will be court martialed.
(c) Sneaks out of the hospital.
(d) Claims he is ill.

2. Why does Martinez refuse to be in charge of other men?
(a) He thinks it will be too much pressure.
(b) He thinks they will not listen to him because he is Mexican.
(c) He feels he does not have the training to lead others.
(d) He is afraid of the responsibility.

3. What is Wilson's reason for not telling the woman in Kansas about his wife?
(a) He does not want to commit.
(b) He does not really want to be with her.
(c) She may know his wife.
(d) He does not want to get divorced.

4. Why is Cummings upset about when reviewing the air operations reports?
(a) Not enough time to prepare.
(b) Too complicated of an operation.
(c) Fights with other men.
(d) Not enough air support.

5. What does Croft do with the Japanese soldier who did not die from the grenade?
(a) Lets him go.
(b) Shoots him right away.
(c) Takes him prisoner.
(d) Ties him up.

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

7. In Part 2, Chapter 7, who finds the illicit whiskey?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Martinez.
(c) Red.
(d) Croft.

8. 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) Wyman.
(c) Goldstein.
(d) Toglio.

9. Why does the new soldier to Croft's platoon feel he does not fit in?
(a) The others know he is a better soldier.
(b) He is new.
(c) He is college educated.
(d) He is Jewish.

10. What does Hearn request of Cummings in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Permission to have some liquor.
(b) A chance to fight.
(c) Respect.
(d) A transfer.

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

12. Which character is said to be a loner?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

13. How many times did Wilson say he has had venereal disease?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. What is Red's strategy for dealing with his current situation of being at war?
(a) Take it one day at a time.
(b) Think positively.
(c) Seek guidance from a superior.
(d) Rely on the support of the platoon.

15. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 7, who throws the grenade at the Japanese soldiers?
(a) Red.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) Croft.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hearn has a number of undesirable characteristics. What is one of them mentioned in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?

3. How many letters does the dead soldier Hennessey receive?

4. In what body of water is the island of Anopopei located?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what bad news does Gallagher receive?

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