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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls Thomas out?
(a) Hanley.
(b) He digs himself out.
(c) Two of the soldiers in the trench with him.
(d) Charlie.

2. How does Thomas manage to get accepted?
(a) The Sergeant Major turns a blind eye to Thomas' age.
(b) Thomas just sqeaks in over the age limit.
(c) The Colonel intervenes on Thomas' behalf.
(d) They lie about his age.

3. What does Thomas do when he gets to a trench further back from the front lines?
(a) Shakes uncontrollably.
(b) Retches.
(c) Cries.
(d) Falls unconscious.

4. What outnumbers the people at the next duty assignment?
(a) Animals.
(b) Cats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Rats.

5. Who else suffers as a result of Charlie's refusal?
(a) The entire regiment.
(b) No one.
(c) Charlie's squad.
(d) Molly since Charlie never gets leave.

6. What is the worst thing for Charlie and Thomas where they are now?
(a) The constant sound of mortar fire.
(b) The continual loss of their trench mates.
(c) The rain.
(d) The sounds of soldiers dying.

7. What does Molly bring with her when she comes to visit Charlie at his house?
(a) Her luggage.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A note from her parents.

8. For what do Charlie and Thomas volunteer?
(a) The Merchant Marines.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Army.

9. What does Hanley order the men to do?
(a) Retreat immediately.
(b) Wait for nightfall and then retreat.
(c) Stay put.
(d) Continue pursuing the Germans.

10. What is hanging on the peg that used to be for Thomas and Charlie's father's coat?
(a) Their mother's coat.
(b) Molly's coat.
(c) A wreath.
(d) Mistletoe.

11. On what day does Thomas say he was born?
(a) September 5.
(b) January 1.
(c) July 22.
(d) October 5.

12. On what day does Charlie say he was born?
(a) November 22.
(b) January 1.
(c) June 2.
(d) October 5.

13. Once Thomas is back from leave, how far does the wave of advancing Germans get when the shelling stops?
(a) To the middle of the back lines.
(b) They do not push forward.
(c) Not even to the barbed wire.
(d) Into the Allied trenches.

14. Who does Charlie carry on his back to their lines?
(a) Thomas.
(b) The wounded German.
(c) Hanley.
(d) The Captain.

15. What does Charlie say to Hanley?
(a) That if they retreat now, they will be seen and shot.
(b) That pursuit is suicidal.
(c) That at nightfall they cannot see the holes in the earth.
(d) That Charlie will go and destroy some of the guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new company commander know about fighting a war?

2. How old does the Army think Thomas is?

3. What type of soldiers do Charlie and Thomas see in France?

4. Where are Thomas, Charlie, Hanley, and a dozen or so other men?

5. What does the German soldier tell Thomas when he aims a gun to Thomas' head?

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