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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 first question to Ardell after he is attacked in the barracks?
(a) Who was it thhat beat him up.
(b) What was going to happen next.
(c) Where he was supposed to go.
(d) Why he was attacked.

2. What does Pavlo say is the reason behind lying to his mother about what time his train was leaving?
(a) He didn't want to see her go.
(b) He didn't want her seeing his father.
(c) He didn't want her embarrassing him at the station.
(d) He didn't want to embarrass himself at the station.

3. Who does Pierce say he is worried about while he is drunk talking with Pavlo?
(a) Parker.
(b) Pavlo.
(c) Ardell.
(d) Kress.

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

5. What does Pavlo remind Tower of when told he had to follow through on his punishment?
(a) He will do it better than anyone else in the army.
(b) He does not feel well.
(c) He was not at fault.
(d) He has to take care of the furnace.

6. Along with one other soldier, who must repeat their basic training?
(a) Pierce.
(b) Parker.
(c) Kress.
(d) Hinkle.

7. What does Ardell do while helping Pavlo get dressed after his suicide attempt?
(a) Whistles a marching tune.
(b) Sings a marching song.
(c) Tells the other trainees to vacate the barrack.
(d) Yells at him to wake up.

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

9. 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's completely helpless.
(c) That he has hope to survive.
(d) That he has a protective suit.

10. What does Ardell tell Pavlo to do after being found close to death?
(a) Drink some water.
(b) Get some rest.
(c) To put on his dress uniform.
(d) Take off his jacket.

11. What does Pavlo do when Tower tells him not to ask questions like his first?
(a) Cries in front of Towers.
(b) Asks another question.
(c) Runs out of formation to the furnace room.
(d) Tries to shoot Towers.

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

13. Who are the two characters in the furnace room when Pavlo first enters?
(a) Kress and Parker.
(b) Towers and Ardell.
(c) Ardell and Kress.
(d) Towers and Parker.

14. What is happening in the barracks when Ardell first appears to find Pavlo near death?
(a) The trainees are making fun of Pavlo.
(b) Kress is making fun of Pavlo.
(c) Pavlo is fighting with Kress.
(d) The trainees are getting Pavlo to stand up.

15. What is the name of the man whose wallet Pavlo was accused of stealing?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Hinkle.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Barns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the answer to Pavlo's question to Ardell?

2. What kind of a game do Pierce, Hinkle, and Kress set up?

3. What does Pavlo realize after explaining what happened to Ardell?

4. What country does the Corporal reveal he has been in when Pavlo and him first meet?

5. When the trainees are called to formation by the second whistle blow of the play , what does Pavlo do while Pierce prepares to go?

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