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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 2, why do the men become uneasy as they leave the jungle?
(a) They are out in the open.
(b) Many men have died.
(c) There is more work to do out of the jungle.
(d) There is a battle going on.

2. What events led to Croft joining the Army?
(a) His desire to kill something grew.
(b) His wife found out he cheated on her.
(c) His wife cheated on him and he hit her.
(d) He was discharged from the National Guard.

3. During Part 2, Chapter 8, what are most of the soldiers doing?
(a) Reparing their tents.
(b) Relaxing on the beach.
(c) Fighting the Japanese.
(d) Building a road.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?
(a) The hole is bombed.
(b) He wants to attack the Japanese.
(c) He is saving a friend.
(d) He soils his pants.

5. During Red's flashback the reader learns that Red began work at an early age. What type of work did Red do from age 13 to 18?
(a) Factory work.
(b) Mining.
(c) Grocery.
(d) Construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 7, who throws the grenade at the Japanese soldiers?

2. Why does the new soldier to Croft's platoon feel he does not fit in?

3. While some of the men are on the beach preparing their sleeping areas and fox holes, what does Stanley do to irritate Ridges?

4. By Part 2, Chapter 2, why has Croft become frustrated on the island?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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