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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 does Thomas aim?
(a) He aims towards the greatest concentration of the enemy.
(b) He tries to make every bullet count.
(c) He does not aim.
(d) He aims over the heads of the German soldiers.

2. What does Thomas think at first as they fire at the oncoming Germans?
(a) The Germans cannot survive such an onslaught.
(b) The Germans are stupid for running out in the open.
(c) The Germans are immortal.
(d) The company cannot survive.

3. What does Thomas say he plans to do?
(a) Never go to war.
(b) Take over Charlie's job at the farm after Charlie enlists.
(c) Beat up the Colonel.
(d) Lie about his age and enlist.

4. What outnumbers the people at the next duty assignment?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cats.
(c) Animals.
(d) Rats.

5. Where part of Thomas' body gets wounded?
(a) Arm.
(b) In the head.
(c) Groin.
(d) Leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Thomas falls?

2. Who goes over the edge with the sergeant?

3. How long is Charlie's trial?

4. What is Thomas told back at the hospital?

5. What happens in the next minute after the German soldier sees the English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Charlie when they return to their own lines?

2. What happens to Thomas in the German bunker and who pulls him out?

3. What is the front line like?

4. How do the men feel about Hanley's order, who voices that opinion, and what does Hanley say?

5. Describe the fighting that occurs after the bombardment stops.

6. What are Charlie and Thomas' company told to do one day?

7. What happens when they encounter a German soldier in the German trenches?

8. How do Charlie and Thomas convince the Army that Thomas is old enough to join?

9. What happens when Thomas arrives in France?

10. Who is in the bunker and what does Sergeant Hanley order his men to do?

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