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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 6, where were Bartle and the other soldiers when a flock of birds flew out of the orchard?
(a) Behind a wall.
(b) Behind rubble.
(c) Ditch.
(d) Plain.

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

3. 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) Sunset.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 3 p.m.

4. In Chapter 8, how long had a solider been in Iraq who was with Murph trying to revive a female medic?
(a) Since the day before.
(b) 12 days.
(c) About a week.
(d) 3 days.

5. In Chapter 8, what was the name of the mountain where Murph used to work?
(a) Hawksbill Mountain.
(b) Mount Rodgers.
(c) McAfee's Knob.
(d) Shipp Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bartle walked along the river and the canal in Chapter 7, how many lean-tos did he find under elms?

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

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

4. In Chapter 6 as Bartle went through the empty city with the other soldiers, who was the only one around?

5. In Chapter 6, how many pairs of boots did Bartle say could be heard in the dust when the men ran toward the orchard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bartle take with him and what did he do with the items when Captain Anderson arrested him?

2. In Chapter 7, what did Bartle remember Murph telling him about some canaries?

3. How did a cartwright lead the soldiers to Murph's body?

4. In Chapter 7, why did Luke call 911?

5. What was Bartle doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?

6. In Chapter 6, what regret does Bartle have over not going to Murph when Murph was kneeling next to a private who was killed?

7. What did Bartle see in Chapter 6 as he and the other men walked on line through the ragged grove?

8. What did Sterling and Bartle do with Murph's body?

9. In Chapter 6, as Bartle and the other men stormed the orchard, what did they see when the bullets started being fired?

10. How did Bartle describe the location of his mother's house?

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