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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. In Chapter 1, what did Serling give Murph and Bartle to eat after the occupants of a car were killed?
2. What was the interpreter studying in Chapter 1 when the war came?
3. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?
4. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
5. In Chapter 4, what had Bartle and the other soldiers been fighting over for the last few nights?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what were conditions like for Bartle?
2. How many had the war killed by September in Chapter 1?
3. What did Bartle think about when he looked at the battalion scattered throughout the plane from Germany?
4. In Chapter 2, how did Bartle compare Murph and Sterling?
5. Where does Bartle go in Chapter 3 after he leaves the cathedral?
6. How did Bartle describe the bargirl he meets in Chapter 3?
7. Where had Murph been before he went in the Army?
8. What does Bartle say will happen next at the end of Chapter 1?
9. What happened when Sterling returned to base in Chapter 3?
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’s mind snaps, which leads to his death. What are the circumstances that lead to Murph’s breakdown? Why is Murph not able to deal with the horror of war that other soldiers are able to deal with?
Essay Topic 2
There are times in the novel where the author uses foreshadowing to hint at events to come in the story. How does the author use foreshadowing to reveal future events and to create suspense?
Essay Topic 3
Bartle does not feel at home when he returns to his mother’s house in Virginia. What does Bartle’s homecoming reveal about home as a place or a state of mind? What is home at that point in the novel for Bartle?
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