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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who flew overhead as Walter was going through the wreckage?
(a) A Bishop.
(b) A cleric.
(c) Monks.
(d) Chaplains.

2. What plane dropped the medics?
(a) C-47.
(b) B-29.
(c) B-24.
(d) C-46.

3. What plane was supposed to drop Walter's supplies?
(a) A C-46.
(b) A B-24.
(c) A B-29.
(d) A C-47.

4. What did the survivors hope planes would bring?
(a) More food.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Pain killers.
(d) Alcohol.

5. How old was Walter when he was drafted?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 31.

6. What did Walter tell his men?
(a) That the mission was easy.
(b) That the mission was dangerous.
(c) That the misson entitled to extra pay.
(d) That the mission has medals.

7. What did Elsmore allow at the start of Chapter 20?
(a) A film crew to fly overhead.
(b) The press to send a camera man down.
(c) The press to be made aware of the rescue mission.
(d) Journalists to interview via radio.

8. What was Walter warned about by his superiors in Chapter 15?
(a) That his men might not be rescued.
(b) That he would be held responsible for any failure.
(c) That he would be fired if he was not successful.
(d) That he would be the first to jump.

9. How long did the survivors wait without knowing the fate of the medics?
(a) Several minutes.
(b) Several days.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several hours.

10. What was Walter's concern about the mission?
(a) That they would be attacked upon jumping.
(b) That he would need to jump without anyone else.
(c) The medics would have to jump without him.
(d) The medics would have to jump in a small clearing.

11. Who converged on the paratroopers as they landed?
(a) Wandik.
(b) Women.
(c) The survivors.
(d) Villagers.

12. What did a medic pour on Decker's wounds?
(a) Peroxide.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Water.
(d) Alcohol.

13. What did the native do with what the survivors and the paratroopers left behind?
(a) They used them to fight their enemies.
(b) The burned it.
(c) They put them in a cave as a sacred place.
(d) They ate it.

14. What did Margaret decide to do in Chapter 18?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Let the natives bathe her.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Go for a swim.

15. What did McCollom tell the plane above about the planned jump?
(a) That they needed medical attention immediately.
(b) That they shouldn't jump and risk their own lives.
(c) That the terrain was dangerous.
(d) That the natives were suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the medics did Walter and his men jump into the valley according to Chapter 17?

2. What did Walter do to get himself out of the boredom of the stay in the valley?

3. Where were Walter and his men supposed to be sent to after going back to Hollandia?

4. What did McCollom do for Margaret after eating?

5. What unit was Walter the commander of according to Chapter 13?

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