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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) October 2004.
(b) April 2005.
(c) September 2004.
(d) March 2005.

2. In Chapter 2, what was served at a party for families before Bartle, Murphy, and the others shipped out to Iraq?
(a) Hamburgers and fries.
(b) Casseroles and salads.
(c) Sandwiches and cake.
(d) Beef roast, potatoes, and beans.

3. In Chapter 1, what were hanging from the rear windows of a car that Bartle and the others saw driving toward them along the road?
(a) White sheets.
(b) Robes.
(c) Plywood.
(d) Prayer rugs.

4. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1983.

5. How far had Daniel been from his mother before he went into the military?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 75 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was the name of the interpreter?

2. By September, how many had been killed by the war?

3. In Chapter 2, how many men were in the room in the battalion barracks including Murph and Bartle?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?

5. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?

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