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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. Where did Murph go when he joined the Army?
(a) Bliss.
(b) San Luis Obispo.
(c) Anniston.
(d) Benning.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time was it when Bartle woke for his shift?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) As the sun was setting.
(d) 4 p.m.

3. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) April 2005.
(b) September 2004.
(c) October 2004.
(d) March 2005.

4. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle hear that seemed like it was coming straight for his bed?
(a) Pickup truck.
(b) Semi.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?

2. In Chapter 2, where did Bartle learn that Murph was from?

3. What was the name of the priest at the cathedral where Bartle went in Chapter 3?

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

5. What did Sterling find at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did the men on the plane from Germany do when they see the ocean?

2. Why did a colonel come to the area where Bartle was in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

6. What does Bartle say about memories in Chapter 3?

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

8. When Bartle lays down at the end of Chapter 5, what was going through his mind?

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

10. How did Bartle describe the bargirl he meets in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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