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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tone of Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Excitment.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Fear.

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

3. During Gallagher's flashback, what organization does the reader learn he joined as a teenager?
(a) The Young Republicans.
(b) Christians United.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) Jehovah Witness.

4. During Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Wilson daydream of doing on the island?
(a) Manufacturing liquor.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Selling fruit.

5. What is the name of the island this platoon invaded before reaching Anopopei?
(a) Kyushu.
(b) Motome.
(c) Honshu.
(d) Hokkaido.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the commanding officer describe Anopopei?

2. What ulterior motive does Cummings have for his relationship with Hearn?

3. Where do the men gather to keep dry during the storm?

4. One evening Brown and Stanley are in their bunks talking. What topic are they discussing?

5. As Gallagher thinks about the past, why is he upset about the post office job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hearn's insecurity show in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. How is Cummings use of the destroyer unnecessary?

3. What are Croft's feelings aboutHearn joining the platoon?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, for the first time Croft realizes that he is afraid. What are the circumstances for this realization?

5. How did Stanley get money before the war and what are the other men's reaction to this method?

6. Why do the men continue to march up the mountain despite their attempts and threats to quit?

7. Why does Brown sometimes wish he was only a private?

8. Why are the officers upset about the food they receive in the Army?

9. Through confusion and exhaustion, why does Martinez feel guilty in Part 3, Chapter 10?

10. What does Cummings think about the campaign in general?

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