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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 have the soliders been doing in the five weeks they have been on the island?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 9, who delivers the bad news to Gallagher?

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

4. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening scene, some of the men are playing cards. How does this card game reveal pieces of the men's personalities?

2. How is Cummings use of the destroyer unnecessary?

3. Polack and Minetta discuss wearing dirty clothes. What are each man's thoughts on this?

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

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

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

7. Describe Croft's recurring nightmare.

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

This story takes place during WWII, while some of the man are new to the army and possible have been drafted, others have been in the army for some time and plan to remain in the army. It is likely that some men have experienced or will experience life in the army in America as this issue is discussed among the soldiers.

1) How was being in the Army different on the island compared to being in the Army in America?

2) Why do you think differences existed?

3) Explain how the men's actions and relationship might have been if they were stationed in America during the war.

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