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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jeanne and Stephen talk about when he visits her?
(a) His family.
(b) Their future happiness.
(c) Her career.
(d) The aftermath of war.

2. Whose name does Stephen sob as Jeanne holds him?
(a) Chloe's.
(b) Isabelle's.
(c) Jeanne's.
(d) Marie's.

3. How long has it been since Elizabeth gave Bob the diary and he has had no progress with it?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four weeks.

4. Who dies in the aftermath of the tunnel explosion?
(a) Evans.
(b) Jack.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Jones.

5. What does Stephen do when he realizes that his rescuer is a German soldier?
(a) He shakes his hand.
(b) He runs.
(c) He shoots him.
(d) He opens his arms wide.

6. What startling news does Elizabeth learn about herself?
(a) She has a half-sister.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is adopted.
(d) She is pregnant.

7. Elizabeth is advised to contact __________________ at the Star and Garter veterans home in Southland for more information about Stephen.
(a) Caswell.
(b) Weir.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Morton.

8. How many men, including himself, still survive from Stephen's original platoon?
(a) 12.
(b) 51.
(c) 16.
(d) 3.

9. What does Robert answer Elizabeth when she asks him about when he will marry her?
(a) He will initiate a divorce soon.
(b) His wife won't divorce him.
(c) He is no good for Elizabeth.
(d) He is no longer in love with him.

10. To whom does Stephen write daily?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) His father.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Philip.

11. Isabelle tells Stephen about meeting and falling in love with a _____________________.
(a) German soldier.
(b) French sailor.
(c) University professor.
(d) Local baker.

12. Isabelle thinks that Stephen has ______________________.
(a) Rekindled the passion in her.
(b) Changed nearly beyond recognition.
(c) Come at a bad time.
(d) Brought back too many painful memories.

13. What does Isabelle NOT tell Stephen about?
(a) Her nervous breakdown.
(b) Her divorce.
(c) Her new job.
(d) Their child.

14. Why does Stephen ask Jeanne to write to him?
(a) So he can keep tabs on Isabelle.
(b) So he can tell her about the war.
(c) So he can hear about normal life.
(d) So he can learn about his daughter.

15. Stephen sometimes loves his men for their __________________, but sometimes feels contempt for them.
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Singing.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen recall about the last time he and Weir were together?

2. Where does Stephen visit Jeanne?

3. Weir's company digs a shallow tunnel to listen for _____________________.

4. Jeanne tells Stephen that Isabelle is ________________________.

5. How many notebooks does Francoise estimate there are in the attic?

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