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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 7 in August, what friend wanted to get together with Bartle?

2. What time of day was it at the end of Chapter 8, after Bartle helped carry a female medic's body to the other medics?

3. Where was Murph bleeding when a man in the market saw him in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 8, how many days after the fight in the orchard did a major come to Bartle's platoon?

5. When did the events in Chapter 7 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what was the last sighting of Murph?

2. In Chapter 6, as Bartle and the other men stormed the orchard, what did they see when the bullets started being fired?

3. What was the day like when the captain from C.I.D. came to see Bartle?

4. What did Bartle take with him and what did he do with the items when Captain Anderson arrested him?

5. In Chapter 6, what regret does Bartle have over not going to Murph when Murph was kneeling next to a private who was killed?

6. What did Captain Anderson show Bartle, and what did he want to know?

7. What was Bartle doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?

8. In Chapter 6, why did the lieutenant stop when he saw a body on the bridge in the city?

9. What was Bartle's life like at the beginning of Chapter 9?

10. What was the only exercise that Bartle was getting at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

A photographer takes a photo of a dead private on the battlefield. Does the photographer seem to have regard for the significance of the death? What seem to be the photographer’s motives for taking the picture? How could the photograph be a sign of respect?

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