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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave Jensen do with the pistol?
(a) He breaks his own nose
(b) He captures a Viet Cong
(c) He shoots down a bird
(d) He gives it to Less Strunk as a peace offering

2. How long does Tim stay with Elroy at the Tip Top Lodge?
(a) 6 days
(b) 2 days
(c) 1 week
(d) 1 weekend

3. What does Elroy do to tempt Tim to run away?
(a) He promises to lead Tim into Canada
(b) He takes Tim fishing right by the border
(c) He gives Tim a contact to call in Canada
(d) He speaks out against the war

4. What is a war story NOT about?
(a) Teaching a lesson
(b) Sorrow
(c) Love and memory
(d) Peole who never listen

5. What game do Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker play?
(a) Cards
(b) 20 Questions
(c) Rock, Paper, Scissors
(d) Checkers

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed in late August between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen?

2. How does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?

3. How did Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk agree on the pact?

4. Where is Tim's first job after college?

5. How is Henry Dobbins described by the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a description of boredom as used in the novel.

2. How did things start when Mary Anne first arrived, and how did they change?

3. Give an example of a stark contrast between how the men normally behave, and how the war changes their behavior.

4. Why do you think Curt's sister gives the response she does?

5. What does Dave Jensen do to make himself square with Lee Strunk?

6. Why do the men like checkers?

7. What was the story for Mitchell Sander's moral of "Nobody listens?"

8. How are the terms of the death pact ultimately carried out?

9. What was Martha's response to Jimmy's confession about wanting to hold her knee?

10. Give examples of how the men dealt with death.

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