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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe weep about for the first time?
(a) Going to war.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) A girl.
(d) Working in the desert.

2. What does Joe realize when he asks Jose to come closer to him?
(a) Jose can't walk either.
(b) Jose is dead.
(c) Jose is in Germany.
(d) He's been dreaming.

3. What does his girlfriend's father do in the morning on his departure day?
(a) Gives him a haircut.
(b) Gives him his old army jacket.
(c) Takes him to a restaurant.
(d) Makes him breakfast.

4. Why are Joe and Howie laying track in the desert?
(a) They need money for school.
(b) They want to build up their muscles.
(c) Things were out of control at home.
(d) His father got him the job.

5. What kind of flowers do the kids gather for May Day?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Primroses.
(d) Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his girlfriend's father tell him to do the night before he leaves?

2. What does Joe do when he finally realizes the full extent of his injuries?

3. What does Joe decide when he first figures out he has no arms?

4. What did his parents use when they were courting?

5. What does Joe wonder about when he thinks of the foxhole?

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