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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 6, what body part did Bartle see a dog run off with?

2. When were Bartle and other soliders assessed for reentry to civilian life?

3. In Chapter 7, what type of orchard did Bartle remember Murph telling him that his family had?

4. In Chapter 6 after Bartle was pulled to the orchard floor, what position did voices call out for the men to start shooting?

5. In Chapter 7, how did Bartle spend most of his days in the spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bartle and Murph do when a female medic was killed at the end of Chapter 8?

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

3. In Chapter 10, what did a man say about seeing Murph?

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

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

6. How did a cartwright lead the soldiers to Murph's body?

7. What did Sterling and Bartle do with Murph's body?

8. What did the soliders find in the alley in Chapter 10?

9. In Chapter 7, what did Bartle remember Murph telling him about some canaries?

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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