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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The corporal tells Pavlo that if he's lucky, he'll be . . .
(a) Kicked out of the army.
(b) Assigned to infantry.
(c) Promoted to Lieutenant
(d) Given a new weapon.

2. What is Pavlo's response to Ardell's comment about a radiation attack?
(a) He repeats the word "no" over and over.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) He nods his head violently until Ardell stops him.
(d) He laughs in Ardell's face.

3. When the trainees are called to formation by the second whistle blow of the play , what does Pavlo do while Pierce prepares to go?
(a) Refuses to go to formation.
(b) Asks Pierce not to go.
(c) Tries to pick a fight with Parker.
(d) Begins singing.

4. What does Pavlo say he did when he read the letter?
(a) Apologizes in another letter.
(b) Goes to a bar.
(c) Lost his temper.
(d) Goes to church to pray.

5. What does Pavlo also explain thinking about while holding the grenade?
(a) How his dad taught him to throw.
(b) How he might not live.
(c) How well his hometown baseball coach could throw.
(d) How he would cover the granade with his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the first army song sung?

2. What is Pavlo's first question to Tower?

3. What is Pavlo's punishment for supposedly masturbating instead of practicing drill?

4. What reason for practicing weapons drill does Pavlo give to Towers when asked?

5. When Pavlo asks how the man in the Corporal's story "knew," what was the Corporal's answer?

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