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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do the soldiers feel about the conditions of the island?
(a) Fortunate.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Miserable.
(d) Happy.

4. What is the General's worst fear about the island?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Lack of food.
(c) The openness of the beach.
(d) The jungle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?

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

3. What is the relationship between Cummings and Hearn like?

4. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Hearn feel guilty over?

(see the answer key)

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