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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 9, how is the life of these soldiers described?
(a) Hanging in the balance.
(b) Eventful.
(c) Monotonous.
(d) Luxurious.

4. 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?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Hennessey.
(d) Wilson.

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

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

7. What subject did Roth study in college?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Botany.
(d) Medicine.

8. What does Stanley hope to gain by befriending Brown?
(a) Extra time off.
(b) A job.
(c) Advancement.
(d) Support.

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

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

11. What is Cummings reasoning for treating the soldiers unfairly?
(a) They deserve it.
(b) He treats everyone unfairly.
(c) It is Army law.
(d) They will fight better.

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

13. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?
(a) His guns.
(b) Maps of the island.
(c) A diary.
(d) Shoes.

14. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 7, who throws the grenade at the Japanese soldiers?
(a) Croft.
(b) Gallagher.
(c) Red.
(d) Wilson.

15. At what time do the troops reach Anopopei?
(a) 0400 hours.
(b) 0300 hours.
(c) 2200 hours
(d) 1800 hours

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what does Croft think about himself?

2. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

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

4. 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?

5. In what body of water is the island of Anopopei located?

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