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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Wild Bob?
(a) The name of a German shepherd in a POW camp
(b) A colonel who lost his entire regiment
(c) The hobo Billy meets in the railroad car
(d) A German guard who loved American cowboy movies

2. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) For official records
(b) They like the Americans
(c) They are making postcards
(d) For propaganda purposes

3. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?
(a) Five days
(b) Ten hours
(c) Two days
(d) One day

4. By the time they reach Luxembourg, Roland Weary is reduced to wearing. . .
(a) clogs instead of boots.
(b) handcuffs on his wrists.
(c) his hair in a ponytail.
(d) a blanket instead of a coat.

5. What happens to Billy in 1968?
(a) His father gets into a car accident and nearly dies.
(b) He is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes surgery.
(c) He survives a plane crash and his wife dies.
(d) His children try to get him committed to a mental ward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?

2. What does the Marine major tell Billy at the Lion's Club?

3. What does the author compare the march of American prisoners to?

4. Where does Billy find himself the morning after he becomes drunk at the party?

5. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?

(see the answer key)

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