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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe Bonham wish someone would pick up the phone?
(a) He is expecting a call.
(b) He hates phones on general principle.
(c) He has a terrible headache.
(d) He hates the tone the phone makes.

2. What does Joe find out when someone finally answers the phone?
(a) His girlfriend is in the hospital.
(b) His father has died.
(c) His younger sister is gone.
(d) His mother has died.

3. What does Glen Hogan give Joe for his birthday one year?
(a) A blue tie.
(b) A leather jacket.
(c) A new pocket knife.
(d) Brown silk socks.

4. What does his girlfriend's father do in the morning on his departure day?
(a) Gives him a haircut.
(b) Gives him his old army jacket.
(c) Makes him breakfast.
(d) Takes him to a restaurant.

5. When does Joe become aware of the war?
(a) When he hears it on the radio.
(b) When he is drafted.
(c) When they move to Los Angeles.
(d) When his father is called up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe wonder about when he thinks of the foxhole?

2. Why is Joe not too upset about being deaf?

3. What did his girlfriend ask him when he was drafted?

4. What does Joe go to the store for on Saturdays?

5. How does Joe feel about the war?

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