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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?
(a) Research.
(b) Military.
(c) Politics.
(d) The family business.

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

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

4. Goldstein thinks about opening a business with his wife. What type of business does he want to open?
(a) Welding.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Bakery.
(d) Insurance.

5. During Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Wilson daydream of doing on the island?
(a) Manufacturing liquor.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Selling fruit.

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

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

8. As Gallagher thinks about the past, why is he upset about the post office job?
(a) He was called to war before he could start work.
(b) He was fired from the job.
(c) A Jewish alderman's nephew got the job.
(d) He did not pass the employment test.

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

10. What events led to Croft joining the Army?
(a) His wife found out he cheated on her.
(b) His desire to kill something grew.
(c) His wife cheated on him and he hit her.
(d) He was discharged from the National Guard.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 1, the men are now on the island, who is the commanding officer on the island?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Croft.
(c) Cummings.
(d) Red.

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

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

14. In Part 2, Chapter 7, who finds the illicit whiskey?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Red.
(d) Croft.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural landmark is on the island?

2. What ulterior motive does Cummings have for his relationship with Hearn?

3. 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?

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

5. As Part 1, Chapter 2 opens, the men are getting ready to advance on the island. What solider does Croft feel will be killed upon landing on Anopopei?

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