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

2. What does George instruct Potter to buy for Myrtle?
(a) A pony.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A horse.

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

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

5. Why does Jones have to shoot the horse?
(a) It refuses to go any further.
(b) Its back is broken.
(c) Its legs are broken.
(d) He is hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the French believe Dr. Potter's tent is?

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

3. What instrument does the twelve-year-old boy play?

4. What does Jones say he would do if officers told him to?

5. What kind of accent causes Potter to think about his childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Potter suffer in this chapter?

2. Describe Dr. Potter's hallucination.

3. Why did George not meet Myrtle?

4. How does the man with the missing ear die?

5. Why does Dr. Potter say Myrtle could be taken for a boy?

6. How does Myrtle respond to George's death?

7. How do the group members keep their minds away from the hardships they witness and experience in Varna?

8. How does George react to Myrtle's sexual advances?

9. Why does Dr. Potter think Myrtle is an interesting subject as far as fate is concerned?

10. How does Pompey prove he is in love with Myrtle?

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