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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. By September, how many had been killed by the war?
2. In Chapter 5, how long did Bartle think it had been since he saw his mother?
3. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
4. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
5. In Chapter 2, what color does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy's hair was when he met her for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bartle notice in Chapter 5 when the plane from Germany flew over land?
2. In Chapter 2, how did Bartle compare Murph and Sterling?
3. What did Sterling do at the end of Chapter 4?
4. How did Bartle remember Mrs. Murphy's appearance in Chapter 2?
5. Where had Murph been before he went in the Army?
6. In Chapter 5, what did the men on the plane from Germany do when they see the ocean?
7. What happened when Sterling returned to base in Chapter 3?
8. What did Murph and Bartle hear in Chapter 4 as the night grew cool?
9. In Chapter 5, how did Bartle describe what he saw as he stared out the window after the plane came to the Atlantic Ocean?
10. How did Bartle describe a photograph that he saw of Murph and his girlfriend?
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
In Chapter 4, Bartle mentions how they would throw candy to children who would become their enemies in the future. What is Bartle referring to when he makes that comment? What does the comment reveal about war and its futility?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 1, Bartle asks the question “What kind of men are we?” (21). What does he mean by that question at that time? What responsibility does he take for that man’s death? What does this incident foreshadow about the way that Bartle makes himself responsible for the tragedies he is a part of, especially Murph’s death? What does Bartle decide about the type of man that he is?
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