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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe's father tell him in a daydream?
(a) Death is better than worrying.
(b) Death and life are the same.
(c) Life is better than death.
(d) Joe will be joining him soon.

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

3. What do new nurses do with Joe?
(a) Treat him gently.
(b) Talk endlessly to him.
(c) Uncover him and stare awhile.
(d) Treat him roughly.

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

5. What does Joe do when he realizes he has a number of visitors?
(a) Jerks his head around to dislodge his mask.
(b) Gets very quiet and calm.
(c) Starts to rock his body.
(d) Spits at them.

6. What does Joe do when he sees Christ in the desert?
(a) Throws himself down and cries.
(b) Slaps him in the face.
(c) Begs to die.
(d) Runs away from him.

7. Where does Lucky have her son?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Florida.
(c) Long Island.
(d) London.

8. How does he feel about slaves shackled in Roman ships?
(a) He is better off.
(b) He doesn't think about slaves on ships.
(c) They are luckier than he is.
(d) He is in the same situation.

9. How does Joe first start trying to keep track of time?
(a) Counting seconds.
(b) Counting minutes.
(c) Counting the number of times the door opens.
(d) Counting hours.

10. What does Joe think he'll probably do even in his sleep?
(a) Know when the nurse comes in.
(b) Keep tapping.
(c) Feel the sunrise.
(d) Keep seeing the past.

11. How does Joe feel after the man tells him what he says in question #175?
(a) He is joyfully surprised.
(b) He is hopeful.
(c) He feels supported.
(d) He has no hope.

12. What direction does Joe face in his third year in the hospital?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

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

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

15. What is Joe's concern about asking for something?
(a) That they will refuse.
(b) That it is silly to expect anything in his situation.
(c) That they will misunderstand.
(d) That the government is already spending huge sums to keep him alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe ask of God?

2. What does Joe assume when he feels the nurse's hand for the fifth time?

3. How long does Joe think he's been unaware of time?

4. How many times has Flannigan been married?

5. Why won't the Scotchman fight the Bavarian?

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