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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. In Chapter 4, how many hours did Bartle and his platoon sleep?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. In Chapter 3, where was the bargirl hurt when Sterling shoved her?
(a) Head.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Knee.
(d) Back.

3. Where does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Richmond, Virginia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

4. In Chapter 2, what is Mrs. Murphy's job?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Grocery clerk.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Rural mail carrier.

5. By September, how many had been killed by the war?
(a) 15,000.
(b) Thousands.
(c) 35,000.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 5 on the plane to Richmond, what did Bartle hear in his dream?

3. What news did Murph receive in Chapter 4?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle say was Sterling's rank when they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who was Spc. Miriam Jackson, and how did she die?

2. What did Murph and Bartle hear in Chapter 4 as the night grew cool?

3. In Chapter 2, how did the days pass as Bartle and Murph's ship-out date approached?

4. How did Bartle describe a photograph that he saw of Murph and his girlfriend?

5. Where had Murph been before he went in the Army?

6. What did the cathedral look like in Chapter 3?

7. How does Bartle describe the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

8. In Chapter 2, how did Bartle compare Murph and Sterling?

9. In Chapter 5, how did Bartle describe what he saw as he stared out the window after the plane came to the Atlantic Ocean?

10. What did Bartle think about when he looked at the battalion scattered throughout the plane from Germany?

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