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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 what type of tree did Bartle find his initials carved?
2. What exercise did Bartle get in Chapter 7?
3. When were Bartle and other soliders assessed for reentry to civilian life?
4. In Chapter 8, what does Sterling carve into an ax handle?
5. In Chapter 9, how long had it been since Bartle had been sober?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Sterling and Bartle do with Murph's body?
2. In Chapter 6, why did the lieutenant stop when he saw a body on the bridge in the city?
3. What did Bartle and Murph do when a female medic was killed at the end of Chapter 8?
4. In Chapter 6, what regret does Bartle have over not going to Murph when Murph was kneeling next to a private who was killed?
5. What was Bartle's life like at the beginning of Chapter 9?
6. In Chapter 10, what was the last sighting of Murph?
7. What did Bartle spend a great deal of time trying to identify when he noticed changes in Murph in Chapter 8?
8. What did Bartle see in Chapter 6 as he and the other men walked on line through the ragged grove?
9. What did Captain Anderson show Bartle, and what did he want to know?
10. What was Bartle doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 7, Bartle dreams of a field of horses. What horse is particularly important in Bartle’s dream? What does the horse symbolize about Bartle and his future?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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