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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. What news did Murph receive in Chapter 4?

2. On the plane to Richmond in Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?

3. In Chapter 5, where did Bartle think that soldiers would go when they felt lonely amongst the celebrations for their return?

4. In Chapter 1, what were hanging from the rear windows of a car that Bartle and the others saw driving toward them along the road?

5. In Chapter 3, where was the bargirl hurt when Sterling shoved her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did a colonel come to the area where Bartle was in Chapter 4?

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

3. What did Sterling do at the end of Chapter 4?

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

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

6. When Bartle lays down at the end of Chapter 5, what was going through his mind?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Murph begins spending time watching a female medic near the medic station. Why does Murph begin spending time watching the female medic? How much gentleness and kindness does Murph have in his life as a soldier? What does the girl represent to Murph, and why does he watch her?

Essay Topic 2

On page 13, Bartle sees death as an affirmation of his life and the lives of the other soldiers. Why does he see death as an affirmation of his life and the lives of the other soldiers at that time? How does his view of death change throughout the course of the novel? What is his view of death at the novel’s conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, Bartle dreams of a field of horses. What horse is particularly important in Bartle’s dream? What does the horse symbolize about Bartle and his future?

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