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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the battle for the orchard, what bird did Bartle hear when he and the other soldiers moved on?
(a) Nightjar.
(b) Lark or finch.
(c) Swift.
(d) Hawk or eagle.

2. In Chapter 6 after Bartle was pulled to the orchard floor, what position did voices call out for the men to start shooting?
(a) Six o'clock.
(b) Three o'clock.
(c) Nine o'clock.
(d) Two o'clock.

3. In Chapter 6, who died in the battle in the orchard?
(a) A corporal from the second platoon.
(b) A private from the first platoon.
(c) A sergeant from the fouth platoon.
(d) A private from the third platoon.

4. In Chapter 6 as Bartle went through the empty city with the other soldiers, who was the only one around?
(a) Old woman.
(b) Old man.
(c) Little girl.
(d) Teenage boy.

5. What bird did Bartle see when he watched his friends playing in the water?
(a) Osprey.
(b) Merganser.
(c) Nut hatch.
(d) Egret.

6. How did Murph leave in Chapter 10?
(a) Through a hole in the wire.
(b) Front gate.
(c) Took a jeep.
(d) Took a tank.

7. What was the weather like in Chapter 9 when a captain from C.I.D. arrived?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Partly cloudy.

8. Where does Bartle find Murph in Chapter 8?
(a) Near the helipad and medic station.
(b) DFAC.
(c) FOB.
(d) Tent.

9. In Chapter 6, what was in the middle of a bridge when Bartle and the other soldiers were going through the city?
(a) Dead dog.
(b) Decapitated body.
(c) Dead baby.
(d) Several bodies.

10. Where does Bartle sometimes remember what happened in Chapter 9?
(a) In the river.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His cabin.
(d) In the woods.

11. In Chapter 10, how many men did a man see going into the minaret the night before?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 5 or 6.

12. In Chapter 7, what animal did Bartle see when he was on a steep dirt bank watching a train?
(a) Deer.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bear.
(d) Rabbit.

13. In Chapter 8, what does Sterling carve into an ax handle?
(a) Geographic shapes.
(b) Stick figures.
(c) Animals.
(d) Flowers.

14. What was Bartle wearing when the captain from C.I.D. came to see him?
(a) Jeans and a black t-shirt.
(b) PT shorts and sleeveless undershirt.
(c) Jeans and no shirt.
(d) Cutoffs and sleeveless undershirt.

15. In Chapter 10, what was a man doing when he saw Murph?
(a) Leaving his house.
(b) Buying apricot halawa for his wife.
(c) Coming out of the mosque.
(d) Walking down the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Chapter 8 take place?

2. Where was Bartle and other soldiers accessed for reentry to civilian life?

3. When did the events in Chapter 9 take place?

4. When Bartle and other solider were assessed for reentry to civilian life, in what direction were they from Al Tafar?

5. When were Bartle and other soliders assessed for reentry to civilian life?

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