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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bartle walked along the river and the canal in Chapter 7, how many lean-tos did he find under elms?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. in Chapter 8, where did Bartle find a small bit of shelter from mortars?
(a) Dirt mound.
(b) Small hill.
(c) Ditch.
(d) Chapel.

3. When Murph was killed, how long had he been with Bartle's platoon?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 10 months.

4. In Chapter 6 after Bartle was pulled to the orchard floor, what position did voices call out for the men to start shooting?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Six o'clock.
(c) Three o'clock.
(d) Two o'clock.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Sterling carve into an ax handle?
(a) Geographic shapes.
(b) Stick figures.
(c) Animals.
(d) Flowers.

6. How many little marks that indicated Murph had been there did Bartle find in Chapter 8?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) Half dozen or so.

7. Where does Bartle find Murph in Chapter 8?
(a) Near the helipad and medic station.
(b) FOB.
(c) Tent.
(d) DFAC.

8. In Chapter 7, in what type of tree did Bartle find his initials carved?
(a) Birch.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Sugar maple.
(d) Chestnut oak.

9. What did Bartle dream about in Chapter 7?
(a) Murph.
(b) Horses.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Battle.

10. In Chapter 7, what animal did Bartle see when he was on a steep dirt bank watching a train?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bear.
(d) Deer.

11. Where was Murph bleeding when a man in the market saw him in Chapter 10?
(a) Feet and thighs.
(b) Arms and back.
(c) Calves and knees.
(d) Feet and legs.

12. When does Chapter 8 take place?
(a) September 2004.
(b) October 2004.
(c) November 2004.
(d) December 2004.

13. What bird did Bartle see when he watched his friends playing in the water?
(a) Nut hatch.
(b) Egret.
(c) Merganser.
(d) Osprey.

14. Where did Bartle target practice in Chapter 9?
(a) The river.
(b) A shooting gallery.
(c) Pond behind his mother's house.
(d) Roof of his apartment building.

15. In Chapter 6, how many pairs of boots did Bartle say could be heard in the dust when the men ran toward the orchard?
(a) 42 or so.
(b) 39.
(c) 40 or so.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bartle wearing when the captain from C.I.D. came to see him?

2. Where was Bartle living at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What was the time of day at the very end of Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 6, where were Bartle and the other soldiers when a flock of birds flew out of the orchard?

5. In Chapter 6, what body part did Bartle see a dog run off with?

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