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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon and some medals.
(b) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.
(c) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(d) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.

2. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?
(a) Knocked him to the ground and hit him.
(b) Pushed him against a wall.
(c) Punched him in the stomach.
(d) Gave him a lecture.

3. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?
(a) Gray.
(b) Red.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

4. By September, how many soldiers had been killed?
(a) 815.
(b) About 600.
(c) Fewer than 1,000.
(d) 713.

5. Where does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Richmond, Virginia.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far had Daniel been from his mother before he went into the military?

2. What did Sterling find at the end of Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, how many men were in the room in the battalion barracks including Murph and Bartle?

4. In Chapter 3, what town did Bartle go to in a taxi cab?

5. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?

(see the answer key)

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