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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. Stephen admits he does not love his men because _________________________.
(a) He does not want to get involved.
(b) He is incapable of loving anyone.
(c) He does not value his own life.
(d) He wants to return home with no attachments.

2. What is the content of Margaret's letter to Jack?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Their son has died.
(c) His mother is very ill.
(d) Their daughter has been born.

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

4. Why does Stephen try to be fearless in the war?
(a) To be a good officer.
(b) To comfort his men.
(c) To get a promotion.
(d) To fool himself.

5. What is Jack's last name?
(a) Fromage.
(b) Firebrace.
(c) Firestone.
(d) Freneau.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Stephen recovers, Captain Gray tells him that he will be getting an office job at _______________.

2. What is frustrating for Isabelle's husband in their marriage?

3. Why is Azaire happy when he comes home from work?

4. What was Jean Destournel's profession?

5. What lie does Isabelle tell the Berards about how she spent her afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephen not want an office job?

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

3. Why has Stephen come to France?

4. What does Stephen tell Weir when he wants to hear something other than war talk?

5. How does Jack feel about the letter he receives from his wife, Margaret?

6. Why does Stephen write to Isabelle prior to a big battle?

7. How did Stephen channel the loss of Isabelle into his behavior in the war?

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

9. Why is it that Stephen does not love his men as Captain Gray urges him to do?

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

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