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The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Quiz

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The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Quiz

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1)

What does Pavlo tell Pierce his name really is? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Timothy.
Judah.
John.
Michael.
2)

How many days does Ardell say it took for Pavlo to die? (from Act 2, Part 5)

Ten days.
Four days.
Fifteen days.
Eight days.
3)

What kind of a game do Pierce, Hinkle, and Kress set up? (from Act 1, Part 5)

Poker.
Kings.
Crazy eights.
Black Jack.
4)

Who brings the test results to the soldiers? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Pierce.
Ardell.
The corporal.
Towers.
5)

After Pavlo is dressed after his suicide attempt, what does Ardell say that everyone is going to say about Pavlo? (from Act 1, Part 5)

That he is brave.
That people will laugh at Pavlo forever.
That Pavlo looks great.
That Pavlo will never be forgotten.
6)

What does Pavlo ask about Joanna while speaking with Mickey? (from Act 2, Part 1)

If Mickey knew about her death,
If Mickey has seen her.
If Joanna had said anything about him.
If Joanna was still alive.
7)

Who throws the grenade that kills Pavlo? (from Act 2, Part 5)

Tower.
Pavlo.
Ardell.
Wall.
8)

Who closes the lid of Pavlo's coffin? (from Act 2, Part 5)

Pavlo's mother.
Joanna.
Ardell.
Wall.
9)

What does Pavlo say Kress's uncle was executed for? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Lying in court.
Being a spy,
Attempting escape.
Killing people.
10)

Where is Pavlo while Pierce, HInkle, and Kress are setting up their game? (from Act 1, Part 5)

Doing pull-ups on the bunks.
In the office on the phone.
Under his blanket.
On the barrack floor doing push-ups.
11)

Pavlo says that carrying Parham's body isn't that bad, stating that . . . (from Act 2, Part 3)

Carrying Parham's body is better than carrying a Vietnamese body
Carrying Parham's body is an honor as opposed to carrying Kress's body.
He's carried too many times to remember.
He's carried bodies that have been rotting in the sun for days.
12)

What does Pavlo realize about the person on the other end of the phone that he previously did not know? (from Act 2, Part 1)

That it is his mother.
That Joanna is dead.
That Joanna does not care.
That is is Ardell.
13)

What does Ardell do while helping Pavlo get dressed after his suicide attempt? (from Act 1, Part 5)

Whistles a marching tune.
Sings a marching song.
Tells the other trainees to vacate the barrack.
Yells at him to wake up.
14)

Who is singing in the background in the middle of Act 2, Part 4? (from Act 2, Part 4)

Yen.
Joanna.
Jin.
Towers.
15)

Along with one other soldier, who must repeat their basic training? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Pierce.
Parker.
Hinkle.
Kress.
16)

What does Parham imagine himself doing towards the end of his life? (from Act 2, Part 3)

Radioing for help.
Killing the enemy.
Taking an order at a restaurant.
Flying home.
17)

Whom did Ardell specify that Pavlo killed? (from Act 2, Part 4)

An elderly farmer.
A beggar.
A prostitute.
A child.
18)

What does Towers say about how to treat a weapon? (from Act 2, Part 2)

That you should treat it like a woman.
That you should treat it like your car.
That you should treat it like your pecker.
That you should treat it with courage.
19)

What does Yen believe about Wall, thus refusing to sleep with him? (from Act 2, Part 5)

That he is gay.
That he is married and has several children.
That he has an STD.
That he is crazy.
20)

As Pavlo is lowered into his coffin, what does he suddenly realize? (from Act 2, Part 5)

That he can see.
That he is dead.
That his mother never loved him.
That Joanna loved him.
21)

Who did Pavlo say he earned the respect of while talking to Mickey? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Joanna.
Ardell.
Towers.
Kress.
22)

According to the messenger, who wants to see Pavlo? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Captain Miller.
Towers.
Ardell.
Corporal Hendrix.
23)

What does Towers address the trainees about in Act 2, Part 1 upon his arrival? (from Act 2, Part 1)

How to fire their weapons more quickly.
Their lazy attitudes.
How to take care of a chest wound.
The cleanliness of the toilets.
24)

What do the two Vietnamese who find Parham first do to him? (from Act 2, Part 3)

Laugh at him.
Kick him.
Gag him.
Ask his name.
25)

How in the barracks during the conversation about Pavlo joining infantry did Pavlo claim his mother would react? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Be hugely excited.
Start to cry in frustration.
Be embarrassed.
Divorce his father.
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