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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?
(a) Like paradise.
(b) Like hell.
(c) Like a kidney bean.
(d) Like an ocarina.

4. Who does Stanley begin to lose respect for after his promotion?
(a) Brown.
(b) Croft.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Polack.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, who delivers the bad news to Gallagher?
(a) Croft.
(b) The mail clerks.
(c) The chaplain.
(d) Conn.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the book opens, which solider is not taking the card game seriously and offers to give back some of his winnings?

2. What seems to be happening to Cumming's control in Part 2, Chapter 11?

3. During the first days of the troops being on the island, how have the Japanese resistance reacted?

4. At what time do the troops reach Anopopei?

5. What is Cummings reasoning for treating the soldiers unfairly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cummings solution to bring the men back in line and give one example of this?

2. What is the general mood on board of the ship as the men leave the island?

3. Describe Croft's recurring nightmare.

4. In the opening scene, some of the men are playing cards. How does this card game reveal pieces of the men's personalities?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 5, for the first time Croft realizes that he is afraid. What are the circumstances for this realization?

6. What does Cummings write about in his secret journal?

7. In the end what was the total death count?

8. Do you think that Hearn suspects any deception from Croft? Why or why not?

9. What does Cummings think about the campaign in general?

10. As the men continue to trek up the mountain, what is their general physical condition?

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