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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. In Part 2, Chapter 2, who does Mantelli send to Croft's platoon?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Glodstein .
(c) Roth.
(d) Brown.

2. What does Croft do when Roth finds the injured bird?
(a) Kills it.
(b) Makes fun of Roth for caring for it.
(c) Let's it go.
(d) Cares for it.

3. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) Jehovah Witness.
(c) Christians United.
(d) The Young Republicans.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 5, at night Wilson is very vocal. How does Brown try to keep him quiet?
(a) Gives him pain killers.
(b) Massages his head.
(c) Reads him letters from home.
(d) Gives his whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hearn has a number of undesirable characteristics. What is one of them mentioned in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. Cummings was the commander of the entire island, however, his part in the actual campaign is questionable. What is Cummings responsibility to the success of the attack compared to?

3. What does Cummings feel is the nature of a woman?

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

5. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?

(see the answer key)

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