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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters does the dead soldier Hennessey receive?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

2. When fresh food arrives, how does Cummings divided it between the 180 soldiers and 38 officers?
(a) Officers eat first then the soldiers have the leftovers.
(b) Half for the soldiers and half for the officers.
(c) Three quarters for the soldiers and one quarter for the officers.
(d) First come, first serve.

3. What does Cummings state he will do to anyone who retreats from the Japanese?
(a) Court-martial them.
(b) Revoke their medals of honor,
(c) Send them to the stockade.
(d) Place them on kitchen duty.

4. Why is Cummings upset about when reviewing the air operations reports?
(a) Fights with other men.
(b) Not enough time to prepare.
(c) Too complicated of an operation.
(d) Not enough air support.

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

6. Wilson tells the men he has another woman in Kansas. What is his reason for liking her more than his own wife?
(a) She keeps the house clean.
(b) She is better in bed.
(c) She is wealthy.
(d) She is a better cook.

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

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

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

10. Who does Cummings blame for him not knowing the severity of the storm?
(a) Himself.
(b) The officers.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The meteorological corps.

11. 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) The lighting is off.
(b) The lens angle is not right.
(c) The shutter speed is not fast enough.
(d) He has little film.

12. In Part 2, Chapter 10, who does Gallagher realize is the only person who understands him?
(a) His wife.
(b) Croft.
(c) His mother.
(d) Wilson.

13. What is Wilson's reason for not telling the woman in Kansas about his wife?
(a) He does not really want to be with her.
(b) He does not want to get divorced.
(c) She may know his wife.
(d) He does not want to commit.

14. During Part 2, Chapter 8, what are most of the soldiers doing?
(a) Building a road.
(b) Relaxing on the beach.
(c) Reparing their tents.
(d) Fighting the Japanese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Croft do with the Japanese soldier who did not die from the grenade?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 12, why does Red decide to go to the hospital?

3. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?

4. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?

5. How does Minetta think the injured are treated?

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