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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the events in Chapter 7 take place?
(a) July 2005.
(b) May 2005.
(c) August 2005.
(d) June 2005.

3. In Chapter 7, what was behind Bartle's mother's house?
(a) Pond.
(b) Pasture.
(c) Outbuildings.
(d) Horse barn.

4. In Chapter 6, where were Bartle and the other soldiers when a flock of birds flew out of the orchard?
(a) Plain.
(b) Behind a wall.
(c) Behind rubble.
(d) Ditch.

5. In Chapter 8, how many days after the fight in the orchard did a major come to Bartle's platoon?
(a) Several days.
(b) About 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

6. By August in Chapter 7, what was Bartle doing to fill his days?
(a) Aimless walks.
(b) Going to the library.
(c) Playing baseball with friends.
(d) Going bowling.

7. What exercise did Bartle get in Chapter 7?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Walking around town.
(c) Lifting weights at the gym.
(d) Two miles to the country store for beer.

8. Where did the cartwright tell Sterling to check in Chapter 10?
(a) In a deserted building.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) Near the river.
(d) Vegetation near the minaret.

9. What schedule of patrols were Bartle and the other men in his platoon given in Chapter 8?
(a) 24 hours on and 24 hours off.
(b) 48 hours on and 36 hours off.
(c) 48 hours on and 24 hours off.
(d) 36 hours on and 24 hours off.

10. In Chapter 7, what type of orchard did Bartle remember Murph telling him that his family had?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Apple.
(c) Plum.
(d) Pear.

11. What medal was Sterling awarded in Chapter 8?
(a) Silver Star.
(b) Distinguished Service.
(c) Commendation.
(d) Bronze Star.

12. What was the time of day at the very end of Chapter 6?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Sunset.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

13. Where was Bartle living at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) Apartment in the city.
(c) His friend's house.
(d) Gasworks building by the river.

14. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the mountain where Murph used to work?
(a) McAfee's Knob.
(b) Shipp Mountain.
(c) Hawksbill Mountain.
(d) Mount Rodgers.

15. How many little marks that indicated Murph had been there did Bartle find in Chapter 8?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) Half dozen or so.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was a beggar found dead in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 7, how did Bartle spend most of his days in the spring?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Sterling carve into an ax handle?

4. In Chapter 6, what was in the middle of a bridge when Bartle and the other soldiers were going through the city?

5. In Chapter 10, how far were the soldiers from the bridge over Highway 1 when a man emerged from a doorway?

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