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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 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?

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

3. As Gallagher thinks about the past, why is he upset about the post office job?

4. What is the tone of Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As the men continue to build the road, what thoughts begin to cross their minds and why?

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

4. Do you think that Hearn suspects any deception from Croft? Why or why not?

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

6. How is Cummings use of the destroyer unnecessary?

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

8. Why are the officers upset about the food they receive in the Army?

9. How are Croft and Hearn's feelings about Wilson's injury in contrast to the rules?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one topic to discuss. Be sure to include the name of the characters(s) you choose. The basic situation that led to the conflict. Describe the conflict from both sides. Discuss the end result of the conflict. Discuss how the character(s) was changed after the conflict.

1) Conflict between two or more men in the story.

2) Conflict between a man and his environment.

3) Conflict between a man and himself.

Essay Topic 2

Some authors will write based on experience and may at time identify with one of the characters in their stories. Research the life of Norma Mailer to answer the following question: do you think Mailer is like any of the characters in his story? Explain 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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