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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. While at dinner with his family, what does Felix do that angers the rest of the family?
(a) Tells an off color joke.
(b) Starts a fight.
(c) Smokes a cigarette.
(d) Brings up past family finance problems.

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

3. Who summons Walter to meet him?
(a) Von Bishop.
(b) General Tigne.
(c) Commander Wilford.
(d) Sir Wheech-Browning.

4. The opening scene in the novel takes place:
(a) In a jail cell.
(b) Swimming in a pond.
(c) In a dream sequence.
(d) On a train.

5. What happens to the biplane Wheech-Browing flies in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?
(a) The plane gets lost.
(b) The plane crashes.
(c) The plane discovers a rogue African army.
(d) The plane gets shot down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holland invite Felix too?

2. What event saves Felix, causing him to leave the dinner table and go outside?

3. What university is Felix set to attend?

4. What frustrates Walter in the army?

5. What taboo activity does Smith do in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two, Chapter Six, what does Gabriel mistake gunfire for?

2. How does the author use point of view in the novel?

3. What is Walter's experience in the army like in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

4. What happens with the biplane in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

5. What are Walter's thoughts on a war early in the novel?

6. Describe how Walter ended up in Africa.

7. What happens on Charis and Gabriel's honeymoon?

8. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

9. In Part One, Chapter Four, why is Felix upset with Gabriel?

10. How does Walter try to get his farm back?

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