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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Wakara feel around the other men?

3. How big is the island?

4. There is some question of who let the gun go as the men were pushing it through the Jungle. Who does Croft suspect is responsible?

5. What is the General's worst fear about the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Goldstein's reasoning for the tents not staying up and how does he solve this problem?

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

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

4. How is Cummings use of the destroyer unnecessary?

5. Describe the men's tents.

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

7. Why does Hearn dislike Conn, Hobart, and Dalleson?

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

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

10. What does Cummings write about in his secret journal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of examples of rejection throughout this novel.

1) Give at least two examples of rejection seen on the island.

2) Give at least two examples of rejection seen in the soldiers younger lives.

3) Describe how this rejection effects various soldiers.

4) Some of the soldiers appear hardened and, therefore, do not care what the others think. Do you think these soldiers are still effected by rejection?

Essay Topic 2

By the end of the book, the American troops learned that they had the advantage. Additionally, Cummings felt useless intelligence and incompetent men were the reason he did not feel successful. Were the reasons giving by Cummings for his feelings of failure justified? Explain you answer using examples from the book based on Cummings character and his actions.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the reader is shown glimpses of the men's lives back home. How does the author use the literary tool of flashback throughout the novel? Is the presence of flashback used effectively, and what does it provide for the reader?"

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