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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the Statue of Liberty, what else does the narrator think is an American construct of false Utopia?
(a) NFL Football.
(b) Sea World.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Disneyland.

2. What does the sergeant make Dan Baxter do when he catches Dan smoking?
(a) Drench the cigarettes in a bucket of water.
(b) Throw away the cigarettes in the outhouse.
(c) Smoke the pack of cigarettes with a bucket over his head.
(d) Cut up the cigarettes with a tomahawk.

3. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A slice of pizza.
(c) A hot dog.
(d) A Big Mac.

4. The narrator and his friends have a contest of eating _____________ laxatives.
(a) Boomo-Lax.
(b) Miralax.
(c) Correctol.
(d) Ex-Lax.

5. What could the narrator tell about the tailgater?
(a) He nicked himself shaving.
(b) He was picking his nose.
(c) He wore a Yankees hat.
(d) He had tortoise shell glasses.

6. With whom does the narrator share his favorite snack?
(a) Pig Out and Big Al.
(b) Pig Out and Pauli.
(c) Max and Pig Out.
(d) Jocko and Big Al.

7. What does the narrator say is like a sentence in hell?
(a) Doing laundry.
(b) Quitting smoking.
(c) Washing pots and pans.
(d) 24-hour guard duty.

8. What do the boys learn in forestcraft?
(a) How to mark a trail.
(b) How to identify poison ivy.
(c) How to find edible berries.
(d) How to find North.

9. When does Ernie re-join his company after getting off the train?
(a) In a week.
(b) He never returns.
(c) The next day.
(d) In a couple hours.

10. What did each boy bet in the contest?
(a) $50.
(b) $5.
(c) $100.
(d) $20.

11. The narrator can't stand the pressure and tells Lieutenant Cherry about _________________.
(a) Ernie missing the train.
(b) stealing some cigarettes.
(c) his drug problem.
(d) Johnson going AWOL.

12. Where is the narrator traveling as the book opens?
(a) New York to New Jersey.
(b) New York to Boston.
(c) New York to Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey to New York.

13. What type of boat do the campers get to try?
(a) Canoe.
(b) Pontoon.
(c) Speed.
(d) Kayak.

14. What was the narrator's army radar company?
(a) Company K.
(b) Company B.
(c) Company A.
(d) Company F.

15. What does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Get drunk and rowdy.
(c) Date the local girls.
(d) Talk about the pretty girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the chubby Chipmunk retaliate against Captain Crabtree's authoritarian manner?

2. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?

3. What about Big Al Dagellio irritates the narrator?

4. The narrator ruminates that the place he is stranded can ___________________.

5. In what format does the narrator recall the information about writers?

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