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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 2, what is Mrs. Murphy's job?

2. Who was in the cathedral when Bartle arrived in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?

4. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?

5. In Chapter 1, what did Serling give Murph and Bartle to eat after the occupants of a car were killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle and why?

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, how did the days pass as Bartle and Murph's ship-out date approached?

9. What happened when Sterling returned to base in Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The novel takes place in various locations around the world. Where are some places where the novel takes place? How is the narrative affected by the settings? How is this particularly true by the setting at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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