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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. Where does Bartle find Murph in Chapter 8?

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

3. In Chapter 7, how did Bartle get to the city when he packed a duffel?

4. When Murph was killed, how long had he been with Bartle's platoon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, what did the city look like when Bartle and the other men walked through it?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, what happened when a major came to Bartle's platoon area?

9. In Chapter 7, why did Bartle join the army?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before a battle Sterling begins spreading salt on the ground. What things does Sterling cover with the salt? What does he say about what he is doing? Why does Sterling sprinkle the salt? What does the salt symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

After the war, Bartle is searching for something. What is Bartle searching for and how does he find what he is looking for?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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