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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. As the weather turns for the worse and the tents are being blown away, what is the general mood of the men?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sad.
(c) Merry.
(d) Defeated.

2. How does Brown's feelings about women affect Stanley?
(a) He feels his wife may cheat on him.
(b) He feels undeserving of his wife.
(c) He feels more in love with his wife.
(d) He feels they are only good for sex.

3. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?
(a) The family business.
(b) Research.
(c) Politics.
(d) Military.

4. During Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Wilson daydream of doing on the island?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Manufacturing liquor.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Selling fruit.

5. What is Wilson's reason for not telling the woman in Kansas about his wife?
(a) He does not really want to be with her.
(b) He does not want to get divorced.
(c) He does not want to commit.
(d) She may know his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 10, who does Gallagher realize is the only person who understands him?

3. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

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

5. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Croft's recurring nightmare.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Dalleson's advancement in the army and how he feels about his current position.

8. In Part 2, Chapter 7, the American troops engage some Japanese soldiers. What are Red and Gallagher's reactions to how Croft handles the situation?

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

10. What do the mail clerks think about the return address on Hennessey's mail?

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