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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings the test results to the soldiers?
(a) Pierce.
(b) Towers.
(c) Ardell.
(d) The corporal.

2. How in the barracks during the conversation about Pavlo joining infantry did Pavlo claim his mother would react?
(a) Be hugely excited.
(b) Be embarrassed.
(c) Start to cry in frustration.
(d) Divorce his father.

3. What does Pavlo realize after explaining what happened to Ardell?
(a) He has been wounded.
(b) The explosion killed Pavlo himself.
(c) Ardell is his father.
(d) He had saved his own life.

4. What is Pavlo's first question to Tower?
(a) Where he's from.
(b) Why did he join the army.
(c) How old is he.
(d) How many push-ups he can do.

5. What happens to Pavlo in Act 1, Part 4 after Pavlo first enters the barracks?
(a) He gets thrown out of the barracks.
(b) He is asked to "walk the plank."
(c) He gets beaten up.
(d) He is given a sedative.

6. What does Pavlo shout out at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) That he is "Pavlo Motherhumping Hummel."
(b) That he "can't see anything."
(c) That he should just "move and do."
(d) That he is "finished."

7. While Towers is giving bayonet instruction, what does he say one must have in order to use it properly?
(a) "The desire to destroy."
(b) "The spirit to kill."
(c) "The ability to listen."
(d) "The ability to kill."

8. Where does Ardell say he's from?
(a) Tennessee
(b) New York.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Georgia.

9. What kind of a game do Pierce, Hinkle, and Kress set up?
(a) Poker.
(b) Black Jack.
(c) Kings.
(d) Crazy eights.

10. What country does the Corporal reveal he has been in when Pavlo and him first meet?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Laos.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Myanmar.

11. In the furnace room, what does Kress say to Parker about Pavlo?
(a) That Pavlo will be honored.
(b) That PAvlo doesn't have a family.
(c) That Pavlo is stupid.
(d) That Pavlo is a girl.

12. What was the answer to Pavlo's question to Ardell?
(a) That Ardell was going to kill him.
(b) That Joanna had written to Pavlo.
(c) That Pavlo was about to be dead.
(d) That Pavlo killed another man.

13. What are the soldiers in the barracks gambling with?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Soap.
(c) Dice.
(d) Cards.

14. What does Ardell say to Pavlo in regards to the person Pavlo sees in the mirror?
(a) That Pavlo can't see beyond himself.
(b) That it isn't Pavlo Hummel anymore.
(c) That he is only seeing his face and not his heart.
(d) That the person is his mother.

15. Who does Pavlo yell at to get off his bed?
(a) Pierce.
(b) Kress.
(c) Parker.
(d) Towers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is jokingly mentioned at the fact that Pavlo is still in bed while the soldiers are playing a game?

2. What was Pavlo's reason to Pierce for telling stories in the furnace room?

3. What is the first thing Ardell tells Pavlo to do upon entering the room?

4. Who is the first person to enter the barracks that is not a trainee in Act 1, Part 4?

5. What age does Pavlo remember being while holding the grenade?

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