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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. Given the clues at the end of Part Two, what conclusion can be drawn about Charis?
(a) That she is psychotic.
(b) That she is an alcoholic.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she had an abortion.

2. What is Walter's assignment in the British army?
(a) Spy.
(b) Supply officer.
(c) Gun cleaner.
(d) Local expert.

3. What shocks Walter when he enters his house?
(a) That it is empty.
(b) The smell.
(c) The broken glass.
(d) That it is immaculate.

4. Where is Sergeant Gilzean from?
(a) India.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) France.

5. In Part Four, what does Wheech-Browning bring in a truck?
(a) Bibles and prayer books.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Goats.
(d) Small artillery pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three, Chapter Five, how long has Gabriel been a prisoner?

2. In Part Four, Chapter Two, what causes many German soldiers to die?

3. In Part Three, where does Felix ask to be stationed?

4. What feeling describes how Charis feels about her affair?

5. In Charis' letter to Gabriel in Part Two, what detail does she leave out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consequences do the British face for not heading Walter's advice?

2. Describe the letters Charis writes to Gabriel in Part Two, Chapter Sixteen.

3. How does Felix nearly get shot while teaching the Portuguese troops?

4. Describe the interactions between Liesl and Gabriel in Part Three, Chapter Five.

5. What does the author imply about Felix when he describes Liieutenant Loveday's usage of "schoolboy French?"

6. Why do you think Charis commits suicide?

7. What does Felix decide to do after Charis' funeral?

8. What questions does Dr. Venables ask Felix about Charis?

9. Describe Gabriel's journal.

10. What news does Von Bishop receive by motorcycle?

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