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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who did Murph approach in Chapter 10?
(a) Beggar.
(b) Small child.
(c) Man.
(d) Woman.

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

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

6. At the end of Chapter 9, what did Bartle throw in the river?
(a) His medals.
(b) Photo of Murph.
(c) His and Murph's casulaty feeder card.
(d) Photo of Sterling.

7. In Chapter 6, what body part did Bartle see a dog run off with?
(a) Leg.
(b) Hand.
(c) Arm.
(d) Foot.

8. What decorations did Bartle have in his apartment in Chapter 9?
(a) Christmas lights.
(b) Corkboard with photos from high school.
(c) Medals and a picture of Murph.
(d) Pictures from his childhood.

9. What was Murph wearing when he was spotted by a man in the market in Chapter 10?
(a) Camo pants.
(b) Desert fatigues.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Boxers.

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

11. In Chapter 9, how long had it been since Bartle had been sober?
(a) Months.
(b) A month or two.
(c) A few days.
(d) Weeks.

12. What time of day was it at the end of Chapter 8, after Bartle helped carry a female medic's body to the other medics?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Sunset.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) Noon.

13. In Chapter 7, how did Bartle spend most of his days in the spring?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Fixing things for his mother.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Going out with friends.

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

15. In Chapter 8, where did Sterling say that Murph had been spending his time?
(a) DFAC.
(b) FOB.
(c) Medics's station.
(d) Hajji market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exercise did Bartle get in Chapter 7?

2. When Bartle and other solider were assessed for reentry to civilian life, in what direction were they from Al Tafar?

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

4. In Chapter 9, how did Bartle see Sterling's death?

5. In Chapter 7, what smells did Bartle remember from Iraq?

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