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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. Who is the only man to feel sorry about Hennessey's death?
(a) Red.
(b) Martinez.
(c) Toglio.
(d) Croft.

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what bad news does Gallagher receive?
(a) His wife has died.
(b) His parents have died.
(c) His brother has died.
(d) His child has died.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 6, who is in charge of setting up the recreation tent?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Hearn.
(c) Martinez.
(d) Roth.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Hearn feel guilty over?
(a) Fighting with others.
(b) Being an officer.
(c) Having dry clothes.
(d) Being born in a poor family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what are Conn's true feelings about Wakara?

2. What events led to Croft joining the Army?

3. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?

4. Croft has a flashback and the reader learns that he joined a different branch of the military before joining the Army. What was the first branch Croft joined?

5. How does Brown feel about being a sergeant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the men continue to march up the mountain despite their attempts and threats to quit?

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

3. How does the general mood eventually change, and how is this different that what was experienced on the island?

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

5. Why had Red gone to the medical tent and what was the result of the visit?

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

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

8. How does Minetta's plan to be moved to the mental ward backfire?

9. What is the bird in Part 3, Chapter 5 symbolic of? And how do Croft's actions confirm the symbolism?

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

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