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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. In Part Four, Chapter Two, what causes many German soldiers to die?
(a) An attack by the British.
(b) Spanish influenza.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Dehydration.

2. What happens to Lieutenant Loveday while leading Felix's unit?
(a) He steps on a mine.
(b) He takes enemy fire.
(c) He has an encounter with a rhino.
(d) He leads the troops to the wrong location.

3. In Part Two, Chapter Eighteen, who invites Felix for a drink?
(a) Dr. Venables.
(b) Charis' sister.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Felix's father.

4. In Part Four, Chapter Three, what does Felix receive from his mother?
(a) A letter.
(b) A poem.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

5. Who helps Gabriel escape?
(a) Walter.
(b) Von Bishop.
(c) Felix.
(d) Liesl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the birds circling indicate?

2. How does Gabriel stay in the hospital?

3. In Charis' letter to Gabriel in Part Two, what does she tell him?

4. What are Von Bishop's feelings about Dr. Deppe?

5. In Part Four, Chapter One, what does Wheech-Browning accidentally do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political reason is there for Gabriel to remain in the hospital?

2. Describe the interactions between Liesl and Gabriel in Part Three, Chapter Five.

3. Why do you think Charis commits suicide?

4. What is Von Bishop's reaction to what happens to Gabriel when he is caught?

5. What does the author imply about Felix when he describes Liieutenant Loveday's usage of "schoolboy French?"

6. What is "China Show?"

7. What are Charis and Felix's thoughts on their affair and Gabriel?

8. What are Gabriel's feelings for Liesl in Part Three?

9. Describe the letters Charis writes to Gabriel in Part Two, Chapter Sixteen.

10. What consequences do the British face for not heading Walter's advice?

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