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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the German solider who leads two men into Stephen's tunnel?
(a) Lieutenant Levi.
(b) Major Schultz.
(c) Captain Meijer.
(d) Colonel Schmidt.

3. How does Gray feel about Stephen's indifference?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Irritated.

4. How does Stephen pass the night and next day awaiting his meeting with Jeanne?
(a) Calm.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Fitful.
(d) Frantic.

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

6. What does Stephen learn after he is rescued from the tunnel?
(a) He is a prisoner of war.
(b) The Germans have captured his post.
(c) He has lost his hearing.
(d) The war is over.

7. What does Weir tell Stephen about going home on leave?
(a) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(b) He felt like a little boy again.
(c) It was good to see his school friends.
(d) He had nothing to talk about with his parents.

8. How many notebooks does Francoise estimate there are in the attic?
(a) 40 or so.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

9. Part of Stephen's job is to write letters to __________________________.
(a) The local governments.
(b) Supply centers.
(c) Newspaper offices.
(d) Relatives about dead soldiers.

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

11. How does Weir die?
(a) He is blown up by a grenade.
(b) He drowns.
(c) A sniper shoots him in the head.
(d) He receives a bayonet injury.

12. What is Elizabeth's New Year's resolution?
(a) To become more organized.
(b) To lose twenty pounds.
(c) To break up with Robert.
(d) To learn more about World War I.

13. Who is Francoise?
(a) Elizabeth's housekeeper.
(b) Robert's wife.
(c) Chloe's sister.
(d) Elizabeth's mother.

14. Where is the climactic explosion in the tunneling work?
(a) Chestnut Hill.
(b) Loire Valley.
(c) Hayes Outlook.
(d) Messines Ridge.

15. What skill does Stephen have that is needed by the brigade staff?
(a) His fluency in French.
(b) His training skills.
(c) His negotiating skills.
(d) His strategic mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Francoise call Elizabeth on a Saturday afternoon?

2. What do Jeanne and Stephen talk about when he visits her?

3. Stephen's men have become ___________________.

4. What does Isabelle NOT tell Stephen about?

5. What does Isabelle do after Stephen leaves?

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