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

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

3. What profession does the reader learn Hearn wanted to enter into after graduation?
(a) The family business.
(b) Military.
(c) Research.
(d) Politics.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 2, who does Hearn decide cannot be trusted?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Red.
(c) Croft.
(d) Wilson.

5. In Part 3, Chapter 2, how many miles does Hearn want to travel before dark?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 2, why do the men become uneasy as they leave the jungle?

2. Hearn has a flashback about his childhood. How is his mother described during this flashback?

3. Why does Martinez refuse to be in charge of other men?

4. Who is Major Dalleson's assistant?

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

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