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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cummings blame for him not knowing the severity of the storm?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The officers.
(c) Himself.
(d) The meteorological corps.

2. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?
(a) Politics.
(b) Research.
(c) Military.
(d) The family business.

3. What happens physically to Cummings as things begin to go wrong?
(a) He suffers from headaches.
(b) He suffers from vomiting.
(c) He suffers from diarrhea.
(d) He develops a twitch.

4. Hearn has a flashback about his childhood. How is his mother described during this flashback?
(a) An angel.
(b) Snobbish.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Mean.

5. What subject did Roth study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Botany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 2, how many miles does Hearn want to travel before dark?

2. How does Dalleson feel about being chief of operations?

3. What is Cummings reasoning for treating the soldiers unfairly?

4. Where was Cummings when he had his first homosexual encounter?

5. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Conn complaining about in the officer's mess hall?

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