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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. What does Thomas do when he gets to a trench further back from the front lines?
(a) Cries.
(b) Shakes uncontrollably.
(c) Retches.
(d) Falls unconscious.

2. What does the German soldier tell Thomas when he aims a gun to Thomas' head?
(a) You're dead.
(b) Pray.
(c) Run.
(d) Sorry.

3. On what day does Thomas say he was born?
(a) October 5.
(b) January 1.
(c) September 5.
(d) July 22.

4. What does Charlie say to Hanley?
(a) That if they retreat now, they will be seen and shot.
(b) That Charlie will go and destroy some of the guns.
(c) That at nightfall they cannot see the holes in the earth.
(d) That pursuit is suicidal.

5. What does Thomas try not to do concerning Charlie or Molly?
(a) Wish they would move away.
(b) Daydream about Charlie dying and Thomas marrying Molly.
(c) Be alone with either of them.
(d) Be jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Germans go into retreat?

2. What is Thomas doing when someone yells that gas is coming?

3. Once Thomas is back from leave, how far does the wave of advancing Germans get when the shelling stops?

4. What is Thomas told back at the hospital?

5. How long is Charlie's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas wait for for a night and day and what is the outcome?

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

3. How does Thomas experience some of the gas and what happens when a German soldier sees Thomas?

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

5. How do Charlie, Thomas, and the rest of the regiment feel about the war during training?

6. What news does Molly announce and how does Charlie respond?

7. How does Thomas react to Molly's being married to Charlie?

8. What is the front line like?

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

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

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