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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?

2. What was the total number of soldiers including Murph and Bartle that watched the streets and alleys of Al Tafar throughout the night?

3. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle hear that seemed like it was coming straight for his bed?

4. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Murph's girlfriend?

5. By September, how many had been killed by the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Bartle notice in Chapter 5 when the plane from Germany flew over land?

3. How did Bartle describe the bargirl he meets in Chapter 3?

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

5. In Chapter 1, who was Spc. Miriam Jackson, and how did she die?

6. What does Bartle say will happen next at the end of Chapter 1?

7. What did Murph and Bartle hear in Chapter 4 as the night grew cool?

8. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?

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

10. Where had Murph been before he went in the Army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Snow is often mentioned in the novel. What are some times when snow is mentioned during events? What does snow symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Bartle use routine and training to keep himself safe on the battlefield? Why is routine and training an important protection strategy, especially when there is no time for planning?

Essay Topic 3

Although in his early 20s, Bartle is still a boy at the beginning of the novel. Explain how the experiences that Bartle endures change him from a boy to a person tortured by the past to a man able to face the future.

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