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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what was served at a party for families before Bartle, Murphy, and the others shipped out to Iraq?
(a) Hamburgers and fries.
(b) Beef roast, potatoes, and beans.
(c) Casseroles and salads.
(d) Sandwiches and cake.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time was it when Bartle woke for his shift?
(a) As the sun was setting.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) Before dawn.
(d) 10 a.m.

3. What was the name of the saint who was injured by arrows in a picture Bartle saw in a cathedral?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Robert.
(c) John.
(d) Theresa.

4. 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 and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(c) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.
(d) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.

5. How many months does Bartle remember being with Murph before he died?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?

2. What color were Murph's eyes?

3. In Chapter 4, what color dress did Murph's girl wear in a photograph he had of the two of them?

4. In Chapter 4 after the colonel's speech, what percent security did the LT say the troops would be on?

5. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bartle describe a photograph that he saw of Murph and his girlfriend?

2. What was the bar like where Bartle went in the airport in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Bartle compare Murph and Sterling?

4. In Chapter 5, what did the men on the plane from Germany do when they see the ocean?

5. How does Bartle describe the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

6. In Chapter 5, how did Bartle describe what he saw as he stared out the window after the plane came to the Atlantic Ocean?

7. In Chapter 1, what had Bartle, Murph, and the other soldiers been doing for four days?

8. What does Bartle say about Sterling in Chapter 2?

9. What did Bartle think about when he looked at the battalion scattered throughout the plane from Germany?

10. How did Bartle remember Mrs. Murphy's appearance in Chapter 2?

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