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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?
(a) He is saving a friend.
(b) The hole is bombed.
(c) He soils his pants.
(d) He wants to attack the Japanese.

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what are Conn's true feelings about Wakara?
(a) He is a traitor.
(b) He is a good soldier.
(c) He is not much help.
(d) He is very useful.

4. How does Wilson control his wife?
(a) By threatening her.
(b) By working things out with her.
(c) By hitting her.
(d) By taking her money away.

5. What seems to be happening to Cumming's control in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He wants to transfer control to someone else.
(b) He is becoming doubtful.
(c) It is breaking down.
(d) It is increasing.

6. In the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 1, some of the men are playing poker. Which card player wins 100 Australian pounds?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Brown.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Croft.

7. How big is the island?
(a) 150 miles long and 50 miles wide.
(b) 100 miles long and 50 miles wide.
(c) 50 miles long and 150 miles wide.
(d) 50 miles long and 100 miles wide.

8. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what does Croft think about himself?
(a) He is omnipotent.
(b) He is a coward.
(c) He is unworthy.
(d) He is a good soldier.

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

10. During Red's flashback the reader learns that Red began work at an early age. What type of work did Red do from age 13 to 18?
(a) Grocery.
(b) Mining.
(c) Construction.
(d) Factory work.

11. While some of the men are on the beach preparing their sleeping areas and fox holes, what does Stanley do to irritate Ridges?
(a) Jokes Ridges about losing the poker game last night.
(b) Teases Ridges about being afraid of war.
(c) Kicks sand back in the hole Ridges is digging.
(d) Gives Ridges the grunt work.

12. Hearn has a flashback about his childhood. How is his mother described during this flashback?
(a) Snobbish.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Mean.
(d) An angel.

13. The men were taking a break and relaxing on the beach, as the men are talking, Croft becomes angry and fires a shot into the woods, what happens next that creates fear and panic?
(a) Fighting among the men.
(b) Japanese open fire.
(c) A storm.
(d) An air strike.

14. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?
(a) Under trees.
(b) Between the trucks.
(c) In the mess hall.
(d) In their tents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 9, who delivers the bad news to Gallagher?

2. What is the tone of Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

4. How does Brown's feelings about women affect Stanley?

5. Which character is said to be a loner?

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