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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) They have no substance.
(b) They are meaningless.
(c) They are truthful.
(d) They are wise.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Hearn feel guilty over?
(a) Fighting with others.
(b) Having dry clothes.
(c) Being an officer.
(d) Being born in a poor family.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 6, who is in charge of setting up the recreation tent?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Roth.
(c) Hearn.
(d) Martinez.

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Wakara feel around the other men?
(a) Superior.
(b) Welcomed.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Uncomfortable.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do the troops reach Anopopei?

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

3. How does Brown feel about being a sergeant?

4. What is the name of the mountain Croft is determined to climb?

5. The men hiking up the mountain eventually reach a four-foot gap and are forced to jump and continue. Roth has become weak and feels he can not make it across. What are Roth's final thoughts as he falls through the four-foot gap in the ledge?

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