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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 8, where was a soldier injured who was taken off a helicopter?
2. When were Bartle and other soliders assessed for reentry to civilian life?
3. What was the time of day at the very end of Chapter 6?
4. When did the events in Chapter 6 take place?
5. In Chapter 8, what was the LT doing when a major came to the platoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, why did Luke call 911?
2. In Chapter 6, what did the city look like when Bartle and the other men walked through it?
3. How did Bartle describe the location of his mother's house?
4. What was the only exercise that Bartle was getting at the beginning of Chapter 7?
5. What was the day like when the captain from C.I.D. came to see Bartle?
6. In Chapter 6, as Bartle and the other men stormed the orchard, what did they see when the bullets started being fired?
7. What did Bartle see in Chapter 6 as he and the other men walked on line through the ragged grove?
8. In Chapter 6, why did the lieutenant stop when he saw a body on the bridge in the city?
9. What was Bartle doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?
10. What did Sterling and Bartle do with Murph's body?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sterling had been in three previous tours in Iraq, and he seems to be a battle-hardened soldier. How is Sterling described by Bartle? What do his actions seem to say about the man? Why can Sterling be described as a tough, but gentle man?
Essay Topic 2
Mood in a novel is the overall feeling that readers have when they read a story. How does the author create mood in the novel? What is the overall mood in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Murph’s mind snaps, which leads to his death. What are the circumstances that lead to Murph’s breakdown? Why is Murph not able to deal with the horror of war that other soldiers are able to deal with?
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