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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. What does Stanley hope to gain by befriending Brown?

2. The men were taking a break and relaxing on the beach, as the men are talking, Croft becomes angry and fires a shot into the woods, what happens next that creates fear and panic?

3. Wilson had a flashback to his life before the war. During this flashback the reader learns the Wilson admires his father for what reason?

4. What is the relationship between Cummings and Hearn like?

5. Leach offers a number of excuses why he can not take a picture of Dalleson. Which of the following is not one of his excuses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What seems to be Ridges main concern or frustration when the stretcher with Wilson on it is washed away?

5. What do the American troops learn about the Japanese troops after the campaign was over?

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

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

8. What is Cummings solution to bring the men back in line and give one example of this?

9. How did Wakara feel about Japan as a child compared to how he feels about it as an adult?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roth and Goldstein have a substantial conversation on the beach, and Roth feels they are becoming friends. Would these two characters be friends if they had met outside of the Army? Explain your reasoning with evidence using the characters background, education, personality, and thoughts reveled throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

During a flashback in Part 2, Chapter 9, the reader learns that Gallagher's father was a bully and often beat his wife.

1) How does Gallagher feel about this side of this father's character?

2) Do you think Gallagher was like his father?

3) Explain and cite examples found throughout the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The treatment of the officers compared to the soldiers is discussed a number of times throughout the book.

1) How are the officers treated as compared to the soldiers?

2) From an officer's viewpoint, why are the soldiers and officers treated differently? Cite examples from specific characters.

3) From a soldier's viewpoint, why are the soldiers and officers treated differently? Cite examples from specific characters.

4) Which view point do you agree with and why? If you do not agree with either, explain.

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