2. What does Krebs want most of all?
(a) A car
(b) To live without any consequences
(c) To take a cruise
(d) To move to California

3. What is Nick's mood?
(a) Excited
(b) Sarcastic
(c) Brooding
(d) Petulant

4. Who is Krebs?
(a) A soldier adjusting to civilian life
(b) Nick's sergeant
(c) Nick's recruiting officer
(d) Nick's best army buddy

5. A U.S. ship called the Simpson is in a ______________ state.
(a) foreign
(b) battle-ready
(c) friendly
(d) stand down

6. According to the narrator, what is the worst scene among the evacuees?
(a) Children crying for milk
(b) Men begging for food
(c) The women with dead babies who will not relinquish them
(d) Women vomiting in the streets

7. What is the relationship between Nick and his nurse?
(a) He wants to marry her
(b) They are cordial
(c) They do not get along
(d) It is very strained

8. How long has Nick's nurse stayed on night duty to care for him?
(a) 3 months
(b) 3 weeks
(c) 3 years
(d) 3 days

9. What does Nick call his friend, Rinaldi, in the Memoir?
(a) A disappointing audience
(b) A poor excuse for a man
(c) A man among men
(d) The best friend he has ever had

10. What war does the narrator mention in the memoir for Chapter 1?
(a) World War I
(b) World War II
(c) The Vietnam War
(d) The Korean War

11. What is the nature of the problem with which Nick's father can assist?
(a) A man has hacked off his forearm
(b) A woman is having trouble delivering a baby
(c) A man needs a will drawn up
(d) A man has been indicted on criminal charges

12. Why does the Lieutenant ride his horse out into the field?
(a) He is drunk
(b) He is exploring
(c) He is lost
(d) He is looking for mines

13. What shocking event occurs this night for Nick, his father and Uncle George?
(a) A man commits suicide by slitting his throat
(b) The local forest catches fire
(c) The country goes to war with Japan
(d) There is a lynching in town

14. What has Marjorie brought along tonight?
(a) A picnic lunch
(b) A transistor radio
(c) Homework
(d) A bottle of champagne

15. What is Nick's father's profession?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Accountant
(c) Minister
(d) Doctor