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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 does Colonel Gray advise Stephen to do?
(a) Return home for the duration of the war.
(b) Rally his troops to attack the Germans.
(c) Make himself indispensable.
(d) Study medicine for a career after the war.

2. What is Jack doing at the beginning of Section 5?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Studying a map.
(c) Digging a tunnel.
(d) Cleaning his gun.

3. How old is Lisette?
(a) 27.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

4. Why does Stephen not go after Isabelle when she leaves?
(a) He doesn't know where she went.
(b) The weather is too bad for travel.
(c) He is too sick to go right now.
(d) There is nothing he can do to change her mind.

5. Who is Jack's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Alice.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Janice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stephen had stayed in St.-Remy for how long after Isabelle left?

2. What does Stephen do to the prostitute in anger?

3. On what street is Isabelle's house located?

4. Why does Stephen try to be fearless in the war?

5. What is Fritz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephen feel that he cannot return to England when his employer tells him to do so?

2. What is revealed about Stephen's time with Isabelle as he reminisces during a leave from the Front?

3. How did Stephen channel the loss of Isabelle into his behavior in the war?

4. How does Jack feel about the letter he receives from his wife, Margaret?

5. Why does Isabelle fear that Stephen's feelings for her have changed after their sexual encounter?

6. How does Azaire learn that Isabelle is running away with Stephen?

7. Why is it that Stephen does not love his men as Captain Gray urges him to do?

8. Why does Stephen not want an office job?

9. Why does the prostitute forgive Stephen for cutting her leg?

10. What does Jack's letter from his wife foreshadow?

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