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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Martinez's flashback in Part 2, Chapter 2, what did he dream of becoming?
(a) Cook.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Teacher.

3. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?
(a) Under trees.
(b) In the mess hall.
(c) In their tents.
(d) Between the trucks.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, why does Hennessey run out of the foxhole?
(a) He soils his pants.
(b) He is saving a friend.
(c) The hole is bombed.
(d) He wants to attack the Japanese.

5. Which character is noticeably more nervous then the others?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Hennessey.
(c) Martinez.
(d) Levy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wilson tells the men he has another woman in Kansas. What is his reason for liking her more than his own wife?

2. When fresh food arrives, how does Cummings divided it between the 180 soldiers and 38 officers?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, the men are now on the island, who is the commanding officer on the island?

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

5. What have the soliders been doing in the five weeks they have been on the island?

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