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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. Part of Stephen's job is to write letters to __________________________.
(a) Supply centers.
(b) Newspaper offices.
(c) Relatives about dead soldiers.
(d) The local governments.

2. Isabelle tells Stephen about meeting and falling in love with a _____________________.
(a) French sailor.
(b) Local baker.
(c) University professor.
(d) German soldier.

3. Who is Francoise?
(a) Elizabeth's mother.
(b) Elizabeth's housekeeper.
(c) Chloe's sister.
(d) Robert's wife.

4. What does the German soldier do when he realizes Stephen is an English soldier?
(a) He hugs him.
(b) He arrests him.
(c) He shoots him.
(d) He stabs him.

5. Why does Stephen ask Jeanne to write to him?
(a) So he can tell her about the war.
(b) So he can learn about his daughter.
(c) So he can keep tabs on Isabelle.
(d) So he can hear about normal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen tell Jeanne about in a letter?

2. What does Stephen recall about the last time he and Weir were together?

3. Who is the dead brother of the German soldier who rescues Stephen?

4. Where is the climactic explosion in the tunneling work?

5. Who is Elizabeth's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Isabelle is in love with Max, but in what way does her love for Stephen exist?

2. Why is Elizabeth unable to read her grandfather's notebooks found in her mother's attic?

3. What accounts for Stephen's indifference when he returns to the Front in 1918 France?

4. What shocks Jeanne about Stephen's appearance when he visit her during his leave?

5. Why is Stephen being pressured to take an office job during the war?

6. What is Weir's response when Stephen asks him why he is so anxious to survive?

7. Why does Elizabeth focus her family history search on World War I?

8. Who is Elizabeth and why does she have an interest in learning about her family's history?

9. What does Elizabeth learn about Stephen from his diary after Bob has cracked the code?

10. What promise does Stephen make to Jack before he dies in the tunnel?

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