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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 9, who delivers the bad news to Gallagher?
(a) Croft.
(b) Conn.
(c) The mail clerks.
(d) The chaplain.

2. After Minetta is injured and taken to the hospital, what does he do to delay going back to combat?
(a) Claims he is ill.
(b) Gets into a fight hoping he will be court martialed.
(c) Fakes being mentally ill.
(d) Sneaks out of the hospital.

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

4. Hearn has a number of undesirable characteristics. What is one of them mentioned in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) He complains about everything.
(b) He likes to sees others humiliated.
(c) He has poor hygiene.
(d) He is conceited.

5. What does Hearn request of Cummings in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) A chance to fight.
(b) Permission to have some liquor.
(c) A transfer.
(d) Respect.

6. 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?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) National Guard.
(d) Navy.

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

8. What does Croft do with the Japanese soldier who did not die from the grenade?
(a) Takes him prisoner.
(b) Shoots him right away.
(c) Ties him up.
(d) Lets him go.

9. In Martinez's flashback in Part 2, Chapter 2, what did he dream of becoming?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Cook.

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

11. In what body of water is the island of Anopopei located?
(a) Sea of Japan.
(b) Pacific Ocean.
(c) Philippine Sea.
(d) East China Sea.

12. By Part 2, Chapter 2, why has Croft become frustrated on the island?
(a) He feels his platoon needs more men.
(b) He feels his platoon does not have enough dry clothes.
(c) He feels his platoon is only on labor duties.
(d) He feels his platoon is fighting too much.

13. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?
(a) Motome.
(b) Hokkaido.
(c) Honshu.
(d) Kyushu.

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

15. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, what is Roth dreaming of when Minetta woke him up?
(a) Home.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) His wife.
(d) Fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?

2. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?

3. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

4. How does Wilson control his wife?

5. What is Red's strategy for dealing with his current situation of being at war?

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