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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. Why is Cummings upset about when reviewing the air operations reports?
(a) Not enough time to prepare.
(b) Too complicated of an operation.
(c) Fights with other men.
(d) Not enough air support.

2. How big is the island?
(a) 50 miles long and 150 miles wide.
(b) 100 miles long and 50 miles wide.
(c) 150 miles long and 50 miles wide.
(d) 50 miles long and 100 miles wide.

3. What does Croft do with the Japanese soldier who did not die from the grenade?
(a) Shoots him right away.
(b) Ties him up.
(c) Takes him prisoner.
(d) Lets him go.

4. During a discussion between Brown and Stanley, what does Brown say he will do to his wife if she is cheating on him?
(a) Forgive her.
(b) Divorce her.
(c) Beat her up.
(d) Kill her.

5. What has Stanley's promotion to corporal done for him?
(a) He is more arrogant.
(b) He is more confident.
(c) He is more afraid.
(d) He is more responsible.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the weather turns for the worse and the tents are being blown away, what is the general mood of the men?

2. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?

3. What events led to Croft joining the Army?

4. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, what is Roth dreaming of when Minetta woke him up?

5. Why does Martinez refuse to be in charge of other men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cummings begin to lose control of the men and what were his feeling about this?

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

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

4. What does the descriptive text imply about the tone of the opening scene of chapter 1?

5. How does Hearn's insecurity show in Part 3, Chapter 2?

6. How does the narrator describe the quietness of the jungle?

7. Why is Gallagher upset with Wilson's reply to his wife's letter?

8. As the troops enter the jungle, what is their strategy for getting through the dense terrain?

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

10. What is Goldstein's reasoning for the tents not staying up and how does he solve this problem?

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