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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only man to feel sorry about Hennessey's death?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Toglio.
(c) Red.
(d) Croft.

2. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?
(a) Like hell.
(b) Like paradise.
(c) Like an ocarina.
(d) Like a kidney bean.

3. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?
(a) Honshu.
(b) Motome.
(c) Hokkaido.
(d) Kyushu.

4. What have the soliders been doing in the five weeks they have been on the island?
(a) Training.
(b) Building a road.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Waiting for the Japanese.

5. During Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Wilson daydream of doing on the island?
(a) Manufacturing liquor.
(b) Selling fruit.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Relaxing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cummings state he will do to anyone who retreats from the Japanese?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?

3. Which character is said to be a loner?

4. What is the tone of Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. As Part 1, Chapter 2 opens, the men are getting ready to advance on the island. What solider does Croft feel will be killed upon landing on Anopopei?

(see the answer key)

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