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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 happens physically to Cummings as things begin to go wrong?
(a) He suffers from vomiting.
(b) He develops a twitch.
(c) He suffers from diarrhea.
(d) He suffers from headaches.

2. What seems to be happening to Cumming's control in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He is becoming doubtful.
(b) It is breaking down.
(c) He wants to transfer control to someone else.
(d) It is increasing.

3. 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?
(a) Factory work.
(b) Mining.
(c) Construction.
(d) Grocery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural landmark is on the island?

2. What does Cummings state he will do to anyone who retreats from the Japanese?

3. Why does the new soldier to Croft's platoon feel he does not fit in?

4. During Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Wilson daydream of doing on the island?

5. How does Brown's feelings about women affect Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Croft's recurring nightmare.

3. Why does Hearn dislike Conn, Hobart, and Dalleson?

4. What are Croft's feelings aboutHearn joining the platoon?

5. As the men are on the transport boats, they begin to hear gunfire. In your own words, how does the narrator describe this event?

6. Why are the officers upset about the food they receive in the Army?

7. What do the soldiers carry on their backs through the jungle and how much does it weigh?

8. Why does Brown sometimes wish he was only a private?

9. What does Mailer accomplish in the first chapter in terms of mood and characters?

10. Why is Dalleson tasked to prepare the logistics for the attack on Toyaku Line?

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