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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 happens physically to Cummings as things begin to go wrong?

2. Which character is said to be a loner?

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

4. In Martinez's flashback in Part 2, Chapter 2, what did he dream of becoming?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 7, who finds the illicit whiskey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Hearn's punishment, so to speak, for questioning Cummings's division of the food?

7. What does the descriptive text imply about the tone of the opening scene of chapter 1?

8. What does Mailer accomplish in the first chapter in terms of mood and characters?

9. Describe the men's tents.

10. Why is Dalleson and not Cummings recognized for the successful end of the campaign?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The following essay will be on the Inner conflict of Cummings. Write an essay to address the following questions.

1) Describe the inner conflict of Cummings.

2) How did Cummings deal with his own conflict.

3) Cummings kept this conflict private except in one instance with Hearn. Describe that instance and explain how Hearn's feelings toward Cummings changed.

4) Be the end of the story, had Cummings come to terms with his inner conflict?

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

During a flashback in Part 2, Chapter 9, the reader learns that Gallagher's father was a bully and often beat his wife.

1) How does Gallagher feel about this side of this father's character?

2) Do you think Gallagher was like his father?

3) Explain and cite examples found throughout the book to support your answer.

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