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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While some of the men are on the beach preparing their sleeping areas and fox holes, what does Stanley do to irritate Ridges?
(a) Teases Ridges about being afraid of war.
(b) Gives Ridges the grunt work.
(c) Kicks sand back in the hole Ridges is digging.
(d) Jokes Ridges about losing the poker game last night.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 2, who does Mantelli send to Croft's platoon?
(a) Roth.
(b) Cummings.
(c) Brown.
(d) Glodstein .

3. Wilson tells the men he has another woman in Kansas. What is his reason for liking her more than his own wife?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is a better cook.
(c) She is better in bed.
(d) She keeps the house clean.

4. Goldstein thinks about opening a business with his wife. What type of business does he want to open?
(a) Welding.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Bakery.
(d) Insurance.

5. What is the relationship between Cummings and Hearn like?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Tense.
(d) Complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Croft do with the Japanese soldier who did not die from the grenade?

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

3. What events led to Croft joining the Army?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, as Roth thinks about his wife, what can the reader guess about her feelings toward him?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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