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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. As the weather turns for the worse and the tents are being blown away, what is the general mood of the men?
(a) Sad.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Defeated.
(d) Merry.

2. What is Cummings motive behind assigning Hearn tasks such as bringing him fresh flowers and taking liquor to the officer's mess tent?
(a) Possible promotion.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Revenge.
(d) He does not want Hearn fighting.

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

4. Wilson had a flashback to his life before the war. During this flashback the reader learns the Wilson admires his father for what reason?
(a) He is an honorable man.
(b) He is a sucessful businessman.
(c) The amount of liquor he can drink.
(d) He loves his wife.

5. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Conn complaining about in the officer's mess hall?
(a) Labor unions.
(b) Women.
(c) Taxes.
(d) The Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Part 2, Chapter 8, what are most of the soldiers doing?

2. Which character is said to be a loner?

3. What job is Dalleson most confident at performing?

4. After firing a cannon to relieve some tension, Cummings returns to his tent feeling very good. He finds his journal which he keeps locked and begins to write, by the time he has finished his entry, how does Cummings feel about his words?

5. What subject did Roth study in college?

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