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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. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?

2. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?

3. What is the date in Chapter 5?

4. Where was Bartle in Chapter 3?

5. Where did Murph go when he joined the Army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?

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

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

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

7. How many had the war killed by September in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the war, Bartle is searching for something. What is Bartle searching for and how does he find what he is looking for?

Essay Topic 2

Snow is often mentioned in the novel. What are some times when snow is mentioned during events? What does snow symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Mood in a novel is the overall feeling that readers have when they read a story. How does the author create mood in the novel? What is the overall mood in the book?

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