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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe believe is about to happen?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Being moved to an insane asylum.
(c) Being sent home.
(d) A throng of people coming to rejoice with him.

2. Why doesn't Joe see Laurette after graduation?
(a) She is on vacation and his family moves.
(b) He has fallen in love with Diane.
(c) She doesn't want to see him.
(d) He has decided to wait for marriage.

3. What does Joe think the hospital wants to do?
(a) Keep him in darkness.
(b) Use him for doctors to practice on.
(c) Use him to teach nurses.
(d) Help him die.

4. How does Joe think he can count sunrises?
(a) When the doctor comes in and takes his pulse.
(b) When a nurse first comes after a long time without.
(c) When they first feed him after being without.
(d) Because of the warming on his skin.

5. How does Joe feel when the nurse leaves the room?
(a) Liberated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dejected.
(d) Rejected.

6. What is the first question asked of Joe?
(a) "How are you?"
(b) "What do you want?"
(c) "Where do you want to go?"
(d) "What is your name?"

7. What did Lucky survive in America?
(a) The Chicago fire.
(b) A tidal wave in Crescent City.
(c) The eruption of St. Helena.
(d) The San Francisco earthquake.

8. What does Joe feel as the man prods him?
(a) Cold, like ice.
(b) A sting on his stump.
(c) Sharp, jagged pain.
(d) A warmth.

9. What is one thing Joe says can be invented as a result of others seeing him?
(a) A better way to let soldiers die with dignity.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A better prothesis.
(d) New nursery rhymes.

10. In his fourth year what does Joe feel that is different?
(a) He feels bustling and chattering in his room.
(b) He can feel he's outside.
(c) He begins to be able to feel his legs.
(d) He can feel more of the nurses' hands on him.

11. What is the new nurse writing on Joe's chest?
(a) Who are you.
(b) Merry Christmas.
(c) Happy Easter.
(d) The war is over.

12. Joe loses track of everything but what?
(a) His daily bath.
(b) The dawn.
(c) Tapping.
(d) The nurses footsteps.

13. Who comes in with the nurse?
(a) A man who knows Morse Code.
(b) Another nurse.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A priest.

14. What occurs to Joe about vibrations and moving?
(a) He can feel a breeze.
(b) He can feel vibrations in his stomach.
(c) He can tap out Morse code.
(d) He can feel how many people are in the room.

15. What does talking to Lucky bring Joe?
(a) A desire for Kareen.
(b) Peace and less loneliness.
(c) A desire to be a good soldier.
(d) Homesickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe ask?

2. What was the name of the first girl with whom Joe had sex ?

3. What does Joe do when he sees Christ in the desert?

4. Who comes in the room and prods Joe's body?

5. What does Joe think about his teachers?

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