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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Croft has a flashback and the reader learns that he joined a different branch of the military before joining the Army. What was the first branch Croft joined?
(a) Navy.
(b) Marines.
(c) National Guard.
(d) Air Force.

2. Hearn has a number of undesirable characteristics. What is one of them mentioned in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) He has poor hygiene.
(b) He is conceited.
(c) He likes to sees others humiliated.
(d) He complains about everything.

3. Who is the only man to feel sorry about Hennessey's death?
(a) Toglio.
(b) Croft.
(c) Martinez.
(d) Red.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 3, which character is upset that the officers have a higher standard of living than the soldiers?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Conn.
(c) Hearn.
(d) Dalleson.

5. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?
(a) Like hell.
(b) Like an ocarina.
(c) Like paradise.
(d) Like a kidney bean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Hearn feel guilty over?

2. What is the General's worst fear about the island?

3. During the first days of the troops being on the island, how have the Japanese resistance reacted?

4. What is the relationship between Cummings and Hearn like?

5. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 5, what is Roth dreaming of when Minetta woke him up?

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