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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how many days after the fight in the orchard did a major come to Bartle's platoon?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) About 3 days.
(d) Several days.

2. In Chapter 10, how many men did a man see going into the minaret the night before?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 11 or 12.

3. By August in Chapter 7, what was Bartle doing to fill his days?
(a) Going bowling.
(b) Going to the library.
(c) Playing baseball with friends.
(d) Aimless walks.

4. In Chapter 7, how did Bartle get to the city when he packed a duffel?
(a) Hiking trail.
(b) Borrowed his mother's car.
(c) Railroad tracks.
(d) Hitchhiked.

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

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

7. In Chapter 10, what was a man doing when he saw Murph?
(a) Walking down the street.
(b) Leaving his house.
(c) Buying apricot halawa for his wife.
(d) Coming out of the mosque.

8. In Chapter 8, where was a soldier injured who was taken off a helicopter?
(a) Chest.
(b) Left leg.
(c) Back.
(d) Right leg.

9. In Chapter 6, what was in the middle of a bridge when Bartle and the other soldiers were going through the city?
(a) Dead dog.
(b) Several bodies.
(c) Decapitated body.
(d) Dead baby.

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

11. What did Sterling and Bartle do with Murph's body?
(a) Burned it.
(b) Put it in the river.
(c) Buried it.
(d) Nothing.

12. What injuries were there from the blast in the city in Chapter 6?
(a) Broken eardrums.
(b) Temporary blindness.
(c) Broken bones.
(d) Bruised ligaments.

13. Where does Bartle sometimes remember what happened in Chapter 9?
(a) His cabin.
(b) In the woods.
(c) His apartment.
(d) In the river.

14. In Chapter 10, how many dogs did a man have who was hooking up a three-legged mule to a cart?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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) 39.
(b) 42 or so.
(c) 40 or so.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Murph wearing when he was spotted by a man in the market in Chapter 10?

2. What bird did Bartle hear as Captain Anderson questioned him in Chapter 9?

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

4. What medal was Sterling awarded in Chapter 8?

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

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