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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Garden, Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is James's secret to staying alive on the battlefield?
(a) His apathy about life and death.
(b) His strong belief in fate.
(c) His desperate desire to return home to family.
(d) His prayers every morning and night.

2. Which of the following Piper women waits hopefully everyday for James's death notice to arrive?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Materia.
(c) Frances.
(d) Kathleen.

3. How does Kathleen react when her father is deployed overseas?
(a) She stops praying.
(b) She stops singing.
(c) She stops eating.
(d) She stops playing the piano.

4. What does James hope to sell when he returns home from the war?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Boots.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Flowers.

5. What war does James fight in before returning home?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. When her father is gone, how does Kathleen treat her younger sisters?

2. What does the rival soldier try to steal from James when he attacks him in the night?

3. How old is Leo Taylor when he is hired by James to drive Kathleen to and from school?

4. How does James feel about his first-born child?

5. What did Materia's mother read to tell James's fortune?

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