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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the soldier shoot himself to get out of fighting?

2. Who narrates the fifth chapter?

3. What is the soldier's real name?

4. Where does the group come to after 25 miles of marching?

5. Who does Myrtle have a conversation with about Pompey Jones' character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the soldiers set up camp above the Tchernaya valley?

2. Why did George not meet Myrtle?

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

4. What is Dr. Potter's opinion of Pompey Jones?

5. How does Potter ruin the dinner with the captains?

6. Summarize the fourth chapter.

7. What does Myrtle do with her two oranges?

8. Why has Pompey come to Constantinople?

9. Summarize the fifth chapter.

10. Explain the author's use of foreshadowing in the discussion about survival between Potter and Jones.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about mid 19th century society:

1. Class system

2. The military

3. Sexual relations

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. His or her's loved one dies.

2. His or her's ship hits a horrific storm.

3. He or she is kidnapped by the Russian side.

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