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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pavlo's punishment for supposedly masturbating instead of practicing drill?
(a) Doing drill and going on a cross country hike.
(b) Cleaning the bathrooms for a month.
(c) Reporting to Tower at 4am each morning.
(d) Not getting breakfast for a week.

2. Where and when does this story take place?
(a) During The Holocaust in 1940.
(b) During the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
(c) During the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912.
(d) During Apartheid in the 1930s.

3. When Pavlo asks how the man in the Corporal's story "knew," what was the Corporal's answer?
(a) That he just "knew."
(b) That this was the way it should be.
(c) That he had ESP.
(d) That he was a bit crazy.

4. Who is the first person to enter the barracks that is not a trainee in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) Towers.
(b) Hendrix.
(c) Ardell.
(d) The corporal.

5. Who does Hendrix say confronted two Vietnamese?
(a) His commanding officer.
(b) His lieutenant.
(c) His brother.
(d) Himself.

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

7. What does Pavlo do when he sees Pierce coming after being beaten up by the other trainees?
(a) Grabs a book and pretends to read.
(b) Runs back to the barracks pretending to have forgotten something.
(c) Stands up and salutes him.
(d) Begins to cry quietly.

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

9. When Ardell suggests that being dead makes Pavlo furious, how does Pavlo respond?
(a) By denying it.
(b) By crying quietly.
(c) By agreeing with Ardell.
(d) By running out of the room for air.

10. What does Ardell remind Pavlo of in the event of a radiation attack?
(a) That he should look for a cave/underground place.
(b) That he has hope to survive.
(c) That he's completely helpless.
(d) That he has a protective suit.

11. Who addresses the trainees when called to formation in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Ardell.
(b) Towers.
(c) Captain A.
(d) A stand-in messenger for the Sergeant.

12. What is Ardell's reason for not believing what he's seeing in Pavlo's mind?
(a) Because it doesn't make sense.
(b) Because it is so complicated.
(c) Because it is so simple.
(d) Because it is so strange.

13. What reason for practicing weapons drill does Pavlo give to Towers when asked?
(a) In order to be a good soldier.
(b) Someone told him to.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He can't stand still without practicing.

14. After Pavlo is dressed after his suicide attempt, what does Ardell say that everyone is going to say about Pavlo?
(a) That people will laugh at Pavlo forever.
(b) That he is brave.
(c) That Pavlo will never be forgotten.
(d) That Pavlo looks great.

15. When Pierce and Pavlo are speaking in the furnace room, what does Ardell do to Pavlo as the other trainees are in formation?
(a) Gives him a heavy rock to hold above his head.
(b) Punches Pavlo.
(c) Tells him to go home.
(d) Runs him through weapons drill.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Corporal and Pavlo meet, what does Pavlo say in the barracks is so important about being a good soldier?

2. While Towers is giving bayonet instruction, what does he say one must have in order to use it properly?

3. What is Pavlo wearing when Ardell shouts at him to get up from under the blanket?

4. What did Pavlo have thrown over him when he once entered the barracks?

5. What does Pavlo do when Tower tells him not to ask questions like his first?

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