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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 does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?

2. What name is given to the chubby Chipmunk after he gets sick?

3. What about Big Al Dagellio irritates the narrator?

4. Where was the treasure hunt prize found?

5. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite snack and how does it add a bright spot to a dull weekend?

2. Who is Ernie and what happened to him during the narrator's story of KP duty?

3. What are the rules of the contest Umbaugh suggested?

4. Why was the narrator underwhelmed by his summer camp experience?

5. How did the narrator's army experience separate him from the world?

6. How does the narrator's experience on the troop train parallel his journey through the Lincoln Tunnel and how does he cope with such circumstances?

7. How did the narrator prepare for camp and by what name will his group be called once they get there?

8. What does the forming of clans among New Jerseyites mean?

9. Describe some of the projects created in leathercraft.

10. Why does the book never mention the narrator's wartime experiences?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the format of the book. How does the narrator distinguish between current activity and flashbacks to his past? What is the difference is style and tone? Are the differentiations separated visually in any way? How did this improve your reading of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Shepherd found as he traveled from place to place?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the stories. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the stories that serve as foreshadowing.

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