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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bonham think he is dying?
(a) He is being ignored by the hospital staff.
(b) No one can lose so much of oneself and live.
(c) He wants to die so he denies he can live.
(d) He is hot and shaky.

2. What is happening in Joe's mind as he lays in bed?
(a) He thinks about when he's going to leave the hospital.
(b) He is still in the foxhole.
(c) He hasn't got enough of a mind to think.
(d) All his memories are melting together.

3. What does Joe think you die for in war?
(a) Honor.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Your woman.
(d) Country.

4. What does Joe want the nurses to do so he doesn't feel like he's drowning?
(a) To wipe the sweat off his face.
(b) To prop him up.
(c) To put him in a chair.
(d) To lay him out flat.

5. What does Joe think about his mother reading?
(a) "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
(b) "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."
(c) An answer to who he is.
(d) The tale of Jesus's crucifixion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laurette give Joe for a graduation present?

2. What does Joe go to the store for on Saturdays?

3. What does Joe do when he finally realizes the full extent of his injuries?

4. What is Joe's reaction to the nurse's communication?

5. What kind of flowers do the kids gather for May Day?

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