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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. How many letters does the dead soldier Hennessey receive?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

3. What is the General's worst fear about the island?
(a) The jungle.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) The openness of the beach.
(d) Lack of food.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?
(a) Hearn.
(b) Cummings.
(c) Dalleson.
(d) Conn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural landmark is on the island?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 9, how is the life of these soldiers described?

3. What subject did Roth study in college?

4. What does Stanley hope to gain by befriending Brown?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dalleson and not Cummings recognized for the successful end of the campaign?

2. What is it about Roth that Minetta and Wyman like?

3. Why does Hearn think he is becoming a prude?

4. Why does Hearn think that a relationship with Croft will be difficult?

5. What is Hearn's punishment, so to speak, for questioning Cummings's division of the food?

6. Why were the soldiers in so much shock when Hearn is shot?

7. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why is Martinez compared to a deer?

8. During Part 2, Chapter 7, what does Martinez do in the souvenir hut?

9. Describe the men's tents.

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

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