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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was wrong with the reports Cummings received about the Japanese bivouac?
(a) There were no coordinates.
(b) Cummings did not have enough men available to investigate.
(c) The reports were conflicting.
(d) It was not deserted.

2. Roth thinks about how how angry he is at Croft and feels he would do a better job as a leader and would be nicer to his men. Unconsciously he thinks about his own past actions and hopes they do not bring him bad luck. What negative actions does Roth fear might bring him bad luck?
(a) His behavior as a debt collector.
(b) Thinking negatively.
(c) How he treats his wife.
(d) Seeing the dead.

3. Which soldier stays with the soldier who pretends to faint?
(a) Ridges.
(b) Goldstein.
(c) Brown.
(d) Stanley.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 11, who is responsible for the battle that kills General Toyaku?
(a) Dalleson.
(b) Cummings.
(c) Hearn.
(d) Croft.

5. During a conversation with Gallagher about killing a Japanese soldier, Martinez begins to feel guilty and also begins thinking about death. As he thinks about these things, he wishes there was a chaplain with the men. Why does Martinez wish there was a chaplain with them?
(a) So he can learn about God.
(b) So he can confess.
(c) In case he dies.
(d) To receive communion.

6. Cummings was the commander of the entire island, however, his part in the actual campaign is questionable. What is Cummings responsibility to the success of the attack compared to?
(a) The intelligence of a great man.
(b) An attack dog catching it prey.
(c) A baby bird learning to fly.
(d) A man pressing a button for an elevator.

7. What does Minetta fantasize about?
(a) Killing Croft.
(b) Being home.
(c) Blowing off his foot.
(d) Women.

8. What background does Ridges have that leads him to enjoy physical work?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Farming.
(c) Construction.
(d) Factory work.

9. As Croft looks at the mountain, why is he frustrated?
(a) He did not travel as far as he wanted to.
(b) He will never get to climb it.
(c) He must lead the troops over it.
(d) There is a battle on the other side of the mountian.

10. In Part 3, Chapter 14, which soldier is Goldstein happy to have befriended?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Wyman.
(d) Ridges.

11. Cummings often thinks about how the campaign might go wrong which causes him frustration. In addition to writing in his journal, how else does Cummings release his tensions?
(a) Killing.
(b) Disciplining the men.
(c) Firing a cannon.
(d) Writing in his journal.

12. What job is Dalleson most confident at performing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Navigating.
(c) Communications.
(d) Logistics.

13. One night, Gallagher and Martinez talk about Martinez's search mission of the pass. Martinez admits that he killed a Japanese soldier. What does Gallagher think of Martinez for killing the Japanese soldier?
(a) He is a hero.
(b) He is scared.
(c) He is brave.
(d) He is a monster.

14. One night on the mountain, Martinez expresses his wish for a chaplain. At this, Polack tells the men his opinion of religion. How does Polack feel about religion?
(a) It is a way of life.
(b) It gives people hope.
(c) There is no truth to it.
(d) It is a money-making busines

15. In Part 3, Chapter 7, Hearn makes a decision about his future that he know will cause the enlisted men and officers to hate him. What is his decision?
(a) Inform his superiors of the men's fears.
(b) Court-martial those who did not follow his orders.
(c) Kill Croft.
(d) Resign his commission.

Short Answer Questions

1. The soldiers are tired and their health is beginning to fail, additionally recent events have dulled the man's spirits, however Croft does not seem to care. How do the soldiers feel about Crofts' decision to continue through the pass, given recent events?

2. There is an ongoing fear within each of the men in this story. However, during Part 3, Chapter 1, the men briefly forget this fear and the current state of their lives. What event causes this to occur?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 7, Hearn is seeking Martinez's advice on what the troops should do. What does Hearn decide to do with the troops?

4. How is the leader of the patrol through pass killed?

5. What is the name of the mountain Croft is determined to climb?

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