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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 Gabriel mistake bullets for?
(a) Bees.
(b) Hummingbirds.
(c) Coconuts.
(d) Mosquitoes.

2. In Part Two, Chapter Nine, what does Charis show Felix?
(a) Old family photos.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) Gabriel's dog tags.
(d) Letters Gabriel began writing.

3. What causes the Germans to fire on Gabriel?
(a) The Indians fire on a British officer.
(b) Gabriel fires on a German officer.
(c) Gleeson sacrifices himself for the rest of the infantry.
(d) Gabriel is caught in the open.

4. What is the destination for Gabriel's unit?
(a) Tanga.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) London.
(d) Johannesburg.

5. 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) An earthquake strikes.
(d) The power goes out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country are the Von Bishop's from?

2. While at dinner with his family, what does Felix do that angers the rest of the family?

3. Where is Walter Smith from?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what country has fortified Tanga?

5. Who does Gabriel visit with during the voyage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes Walter's stance on joining the army?

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

3. What are Felix's plans after the wedding?

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

5. Describe Felix's reaction to Amory at the party at her apartment.

6. What benefit is Bilderbeck to Gabriel?

7. How does Gabriel end up injured?

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

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

10. What is the purpose of Wheech-Browning's visit to Walter's farm?

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