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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. Who was driving a car in Chapter 1, whose occupants were killed by Sterling and the other soldiers?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, who tried to drag the body of a dead old woman?

3. What is the date in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was a casualty feeder card?

2. How does Bartle describe the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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