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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the sister respond to Rat Kiley's letter?
(a) She starts writing Rat love letters
(b) She never writes back
(c) She thanks Rat for the letter
(d) She asks Rat to visit

2. Where does Tim consider running to?
(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) France
(d) England

3. How did Tim protest the war?
(a) Organizing sit ins at his college
(b) Setting the recruiting station on fire
(c) Participating in a parade
(d) Ringing doorbells for McCarthy

4. On what occasion does Rat Kiley write a letter to a man's sister?
(a) The man is coming home safely
(b) The man was captured
(c) The man was promoted
(d) The man died

5. How many soldiers are said to be in the platoon?
(a) 5
(b) 18
(c) 10
(d) 22

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than Kathleen and Tim, who else watched him get into the river?

2. Where is the first draft of the story inspired by Norman Bowker published?

3. What question does Tim's daughter ask him?

4. How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command?

5. What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"

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