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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem does Dr. Potter talk about during the group's march?
(a) Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade.
(b) Homer's Odyssey.
(c) Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
(d) Dante's Divine Comedy.

2. What does Myrtle say she wants to do after she sees the limb?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Go back.
(d) Set up tent.

3. What kind of footwear does Myrtle wear?
(a) High heels.
(b) Women's boots.
(c) Men's boots.
(d) Sneakers.

4. What does George say St. Claire die of?
(a) Loneliness and swamp fever.
(b) Fear and gangrene.
(c) Exhaustion and blood loss.
(d) Shell shock and a heart attack.

5. Which part of the soldier's body has been blown off?
(a) His leg.
(b) His hand.
(c) His arm.
(d) His ear.

6. What has happened to Dr. Potter's hat?
(a) It has lost its rim.
(b) It has a hole.
(c) It has shrunken.
(d) It has changed shape.

7. What kind of woman does Jones say he will marry when he goes home to England?
(a) A maternal woman.
(b) A good woman.
(c) A strong woman.
(d) A rich woman.

8. Who is sleeping beside George in the medical tent?
(a) Dr. Potter.
(b) Pompey Jones.
(c) Annie.
(d) Mrs. Yardley.

9. Who does Myrtle have a conversation with about Pompey Jones' character?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Dr. Potter.
(c) Mrs. Yardley.
(d) George.

10. What rounds up the sheep and takes them away?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Lions.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Tigers.

11. What part of his body has the officer that George is carrying lost?
(a) His hands.
(b) His feet.
(c) His face.
(d) His head.

12. What is the name of the ballad that has a profound effect on George?
(a) Sweet, Sweet Home.
(b) Misty Shades of Green.
(c) Mr. Blue Eyes.
(d) Saved by a Child.

13. What was the picture of that Jones removed from the Hardy's house?
(a) Ships.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) London.
(d) Horses.

14. Where does Myrtle find George asleep?
(a) The officer's tent.
(b) The servant's tent.
(c) The medical tent.
(d) Dr. Potter's tent.

15. Who does Potter talk about in the hospital tent?
(a) Mr. Hardy.
(b) Annie.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the soldier suffer from when he first got to the front?

2. What does Dr. Potter want his wife to tell him in her letter?

3. What kind of flowers does Dr. Potter imagine Beatrice is showing him?

4. Who does Jones keep a photograph of?

5. Who narrates the fifth chapter?

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