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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Cummings motive behind assigning Hearn tasks such as bringing him fresh flowers and taking liquor to the officer's mess tent?
(a) He does not want Hearn fighting.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Possible promotion.

4. Croft has a flashback and the reader learns that he joined a different branch of the military before joining the Army. What was the first branch Croft joined?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) National Guard.
(d) Navy.

5. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?
(a) His guns.
(b) A diary.
(c) Maps of the island.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Part 3, Chapter 2, what is one thing Hearn realizes he must rely on Croft for?

2. What seems to be happening to Cumming's control in Part 2, Chapter 11?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 2, why do the men become uneasy as they leave the jungle?

4. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, what is Roth dreaming of when Minetta woke him up?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Wakara feel around the other men?

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