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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. What did Joe think when he read THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII?
(a) It was a quick, easy way to die.
(b) That it must have been awful for the people.
(c) A mountain had blown up trapping him in the lava.
(d) That he would never live near a volcano.

2. What does Joe wish as he goes to bed?
(a) That he had a dog.
(b) That his mother would talk with him about Diane.
(c) They would take him out and shoot him.
(d) That Diane knew he was home.

3. Why is Bill Bonham a failure?
(a) He can't feed his family.
(b) He doesn't hunt.
(c) He can't make money.
(d) He can't catch any fish.

4. Why doesn't Joe get tired?
(a) He's no longer working.
(b) He has no arms or legs to move.
(c) He can't tell when it's night.
(d) That part of his brain was damaged.

5. What does Joe want the nurses to do so he doesn't feel like he's drowning?
(a) To prop him up.
(b) To put him in a chair.
(c) To wipe the sweat off his face.
(d) To lay him out flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe realize when he asks Jose to come closer to him?

2. What happened to Joe's left arm?

3. What does Joe think is crawling on him?

4. What does Joe see in the snow as he thinks of his life?

5. Where is the desert in which Joe is working?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Howie wake Joe up after working all day on the railroad?

2. What idea does Pinky Carson come up with for Jose and how does that work out?

3. When did Joe become aware of the war and what events in the war occurred at that time?

4. Why doesn't Joe worry about loss of appetite?

5. How far does Joe walk to get to the bakery and how much money does he make?

6. What does Joe want to stop and why?

7. As Joe's pain fades some what does he think about and how does he feel about being deaf?

8. How does Joe feel about the nurse bathing him?

9. What does Joe think about doctors and war?

10. How does Joe come to know he has no face?

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