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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?

4. Hearn has a flashback about his childhood. How is his mother described during this flashback?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 6, who is in charge of setting up the recreation tent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are Croft's instructions to Martinez regarding his mission to inspect the mountain pass deceiving toward Hearn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place on a fictional island.

1) Were the events in the book indicative of actual historical events? Explain your answer.

2) Are there any recorded battles that took place on a similar island? .

Essay Topic 2

Give an full analytical critique of this book. Be sure to include information about the use of literary tools such as setting, mood, themes, etc. Do not just write that you liked or disliked the book. You must provide examples to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

The men were inundated with fighting, illness, death, and injury while on the island. These events seem to cause each man to think about his own life and his own chances of leaving the island alive.

1) What are some of the superstitions held by the men on the island?

2) Do these superstitions serve as a type of foreshadowing?

3) Explain your answer by providing examples.

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