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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the troops take from the dead Japanese major?
(a) His guns.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A diary.
(d) Maps of the island.

2. Leach offers a number of excuses why he can not take a picture of Dalleson. Which of the following is not one of his excuses?
(a) He has little film.
(b) The shutter speed is not fast enough.
(c) The lighting is off.
(d) The lens angle is not right.

3. Why does the new soldier to Croft's platoon feel he does not fit in?
(a) He is Jewish.
(b) He is new.
(c) He is college educated.
(d) The others know he is a better soldier.

4. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, what is Roth dreaming of when Minetta woke him up?
(a) Home.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Fighting.
(d) His wife.

5. What does Hearn request of Cummings in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Permission to have some liquor.
(b) A chance to fight.
(c) A transfer.
(d) Respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Part 2, Chapter 2, why has Croft become frustrated on the island?

2. During Part 2, Chapter 8, what are most of the soldiers doing?

3. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?

4. What happens physically to Cummings as things begin to go wrong?

5. What events led to Croft joining the Army?

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