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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. Why is Cummings upset about when reviewing the air operations reports?

2. 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?

3. In what body of water is the island of Anopopei located?

4. Who is the only man to feel sorry about Hennessey's death?

5. What is Wilson's reason for not telling the woman in Kansas about his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the delay in the mail system make it difficult for Gallagher to accept his wife's death?

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

4. After carrying Wilson and enduring the heat and exhaustion, why didn't the men leave Wilson behind?

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

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

7. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why is Martinez compared to a deer?

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

9. How does the narrator describe the pace of Ridges and Goldstein as they carry Wilson through the jungle?

10. Through confusion and exhaustion, why does Martinez feel guilty in Part 3, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Racism is seen throughout this book. Discuss this issue in terms of the time period of the book. Would this behavior be accepted today, even in the throws of war?

Essay Topic 3

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? .

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