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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?
2. Where does Chapter 5 take place?
3. What is the date in Chapter 5?
4. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?
5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?
2. In Chapter 1, who was Spc. Miriam Jackson, and how did she die?
3. What did Bartle think about when he looked at the battalion scattered throughout the plane from Germany?
4. What does Bartle say about Sterling in Chapter 2?
5. At the end of Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle and why?
6. How many had the war killed by September in Chapter 1?
7. In Chapter 1, who was Malik and what happened to him?
8. In Chapter 5, what did the men on the plane from Germany do when they see the ocean?
9. What does Bartle say about memories in Chapter 3?
10. How did Bartle remember Mrs. Murphy's appearance in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Murph begins spending time watching a female medic near the medic station. Why does Murph begin spending time watching the female medic? How much gentleness and kindness does Murph have in his life as a soldier? What does the girl represent to Murph, and why does he watch her?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 4, Bartle mentions how they would throw candy to children who would become their enemies in the future. What is Bartle referring to when he makes that comment? What does the comment reveal about war and its futility?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 7, Bartle dreams of a field of horses. What horse is particularly important in Bartle’s dream? What does the horse symbolize about Bartle and his future?
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