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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gabriel visit with during the voyage?
(a) Major Bilderbeck.
(b) Reverand Norman Espie.
(c) Liesel Von Bishop.
(d) Essanje.

2. Who escorts Bilderbeck to see Gabriel?
(a) Sir Arthur.
(b) Von Bishop.
(c) Major Gleeson.
(d) No one. Bilderbeck goes alone.

3. What is the condition of the person who summons Walter?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) He is intoxicated.

4. In Part Two, Chapter Five, how many soldiers remain on shore with Gabriel?
(a) 38.
(b) 18.
(c) 76.
(d) 42.

5. What does Major Hamish Cobb inspect before dinner?
(a) The children's hands.
(b) The children's beds.
(c) The shining of his shoes.
(d) The sanitation state of the kitchen.

6. What body part of Gleeson's is destroyed?
(a) His jaw.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His foot.
(d) His wrist.

7. How do Gabriel and his men get to shore in Part Two, Chapter Five?
(a) Inflatable rafts.
(b) They swim.
(c) Small boats.
(d) They walk on the dock.

8. Why are Felix and Holland often discriminated against?
(a) They are of a different race.
(b) They are suspected of being gay.
(c) They are not in the military.
(d) They are college students.

9. How many telegrams did Felix's family receive about Gabriel?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. What are Felix's professional ambitions?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Professional athlete.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Doctor.

11. What taboo activity does Smith do in Part One?
(a) Purchases alcohol.
(b) Visits a prostitute.
(c) Has his fortune told.
(d) Smokes cigarettes.

12. What causes confusion the first night for Gabriel and Charis in France?
(a) Money.
(b) Sex.
(c) Family.
(d) War.

13. Where do Gabriel and Charis first meet?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) India.

14. What nationality of soldiers are responsible for Gabriel fleeing?
(a) British.
(b) African.
(c) German.
(d) American.

15. What event saves Felix, causing him to leave the dinner table and go outside?
(a) A war siren goes off.
(b) A bombing raid begins.
(c) The power goes out.
(d) An earthquake strikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes between Part Two Chapters Ten and Eleven?

2. What is the destination for Gabriel's unit?

3. In Part Two, Chapter Nine, what does Charis show Felix?

4. While at the hospital, what news of the war does Liesl hear?

5. Why does Cobb return home?

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