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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. Who is Captain Gray's commanding officer?
(a) Colonel Barclay.
(b) Colonel Cambridge.
(c) Colonel Edwards.
(d) Colonel Ellison.

2. What information does Isabelle withhold from Stephen?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She found a job.
(c) She has a letter from Azaire.
(d) She is ill.

3. On the boat, Isabelle's foot rests against ____________________.
(a) A rope.
(b) Stephen's calf.
(c) A paddle.
(d) Stephen's foot.

4. What is Jack doing at the beginning of Section 5?
(a) Cleaning his gun.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Digging a tunnel.
(d) Studying a map.

5. What does Jack's wife tell him about their son in a letter?
(a) He broke his leg falling out of a tree.
(b) He got straight A's this term.
(c) He has joined the Boy Scouts.
(d) He is in the hospital with a fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stephen admits he does not love his men because _________________________.

2. Captain Gray tells Stephen that Stephen's men will fight better if ________________________.

3. Where does Weir suspect that Stephen is taking him when they go to the village one night?

4. What does Isabelle notice about Stephen during dinner?

5. What does Stephen do to the prostitute in anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Stephen's time with Isabelle as he reminisces during a leave from the Front?

2. How does Stephen punish Jack for falling asleep on sentry duty?

3. Why has Stephen come to France?

4. What is the setting for Part 2 of the novel?

5. Why does Stephen feel that he cannot return to England when his employer tells him to do so?

6. Why does Isabelle fear that Stephen's feelings for her have changed after their sexual encounter?

7. How does Azaire learn that Isabelle is running away with Stephen?

8. What does Isabelle know her life will be when Stephen returns to England?

9. What is Stephen's nighttime ritual which will become important later in the book?

10. Why is Weir filled with anxiety when Stephen tells him he is taking him to the village one night?

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