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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 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
(a) George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
(b) The James River Bridge.
(c) World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(d) Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

2. What did Bartle's mother drive in Chapter 2?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) Ford.

3. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle say that planes were carrying soldiers to?
(a) Family reunions.
(b) Friends, girlfriends, and family.
(c) Loving families.
(d) High school friends and 18-year-old girls.

4. In Chapter 4, what did a friend send Bartle?
(a) Jack Daniels.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Gold Label.

5. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?
(a) Literature.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time was it when Bartle woke for his shift?

2. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?

3. In Chapter 4, how many hours did Bartle and his platoon sleep?

4. In Chapter 3, how far did Bartle have to walk from the base until he reached the first row of buildings in the town?

5. In Chapter 3, where did Bartle notice that Sterling had tattoos?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bartle notice in Chapter 5 when the plane from Germany flew over land?

2. In Chapter 1, who was Malik and what happened to him?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 1, what had Bartle, Murph, and the other soldiers been doing for four days?

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

8. What was the bar like where Bartle went in the airport in Chapter 5?

9. What does Bartle say will happen next at the end of Chapter 1?

10. In Chapter 4, what was a casualty feeder card?

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