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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. Where is the first draft of the story inspired by Norman Bowker published?
(a) In an anthology of short stories
(b) On the Internet
(c) In a national magazine
(d) In Reader's Digest

2. Who is curious about if the narrator killed anybody?
(a) His daughter
(b) His friend
(c) His wife
(d) His son

3. How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command?
(a) They ignore him because they all thought he died
(b) They treat him distantly, because he isn't one of them anymore
(c) They treat him politely and ask him for favors
(d) They greet him and treat him as if nothing happened

4. What question of Kathleen's does Tim have a hard time finding an answer to?
(a) Why did he kill the man in the trail?
(b) Why were they visiting Vietnam?
(c) Why was there a war?
(d) Why did he write war stories?

5. What activity does Norman Bowker do to avoid his troubles?
(a) He works a double shift
(b) He gets drunk
(c) He relaxes with his Dad and watches baseball
(d) He drives around the lake

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a way the men react to Rat Kiley's injury?

2. What is not a phrase used by the men to describe the dead?

3. Which is not a way the men coped with the night mission?

4. The man Tim killed had a hole the shape of what where an eye was supposed to be?

5. Who is the most upset by the act, and wants to know why the villager is behaving that way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Contrast the two times Tim was shot.

2. Explain who feels blame for Kiowa's death.

3. What is unique about the movements required of Alpha Company for this chapter's mission?

4. What two types of truth are there for the author and reader?

5. How is Norma Bowker's life before the war and after the war contrasted?

6. How do Henry Dobbins and Azar disagree about the girl's motive to dance?

7. What does the dancing girl symbolize to you?

8. What important information does the reader learn about the story in the preceding chapter?

9. What is Norman's assessment of his valor and bravery?

10. What is the purpose of the visit to the battlefield where Kiowa was killed?

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