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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 is Cummings reasoning for treating the soldiers unfairly?

2. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Conn complaining about in the officer's mess hall?

3. Which character is said to be a loner?

4. 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?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 6, who is in charge of setting up the recreation tent?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the men run into a snake, Wilson seems to be talking about swimming and a boat. But Brown recognizes Wilson is remembering what?

2. How does Minetta's plan to be moved to the mental ward backfire?

3. Why does Brown sometimes wish he was only a private?

4. Why does Red reject Hearn's offer to be promoted to corporal?

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

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

7. What is learned about Cummings sexuality in Part 2, Chapter 6 and what leads to this conclusion?

8. Why is Dalleson tasked to prepare the logistics for the attack on Toyaku Line?

9. What is the bird in Part 3, Chapter 5 symbolic of? And how do Croft's actions confirm the symbolism?

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

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

Explore the history of this novel. Research the period of WWII and write an essay that answers the following:

1) What is the significance of this time period?

2) In your opinion, do you think the story would have had the same meaning if written in a different time period?

3) What effect did this novel have on the general public at this time it was published?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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