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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 is a better cook.
(b) She is better in bed.
(c) She is wealthy.
(d) She keeps the house clean.

3. Leach offers a number of excuses why he can not take a picture of Dalleson. Which of the following is not one of his excuses?
(a) He has little film.
(b) The lens angle is not right.
(c) The shutter speed is not fast enough.
(d) The lighting is off.

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

5. In Part 3, Chapter 1, Hearn has been placed in charge of the reconnaissance mission. How far will he and his men have to travel to spy on the Japanese soldiers?
(a) 10 miles
(b) 30 miles
(c) 40 miles
(d) 50 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. What background does Ridges have that leads him to enjoy physical work?

2. How does Brown feel about being a sergeant?

3. What does Cummings believe is the way to power?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, as Roth thinks about his wife, what can the reader guess about her feelings toward him?

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?

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