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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 member of the platoon attempts to comfort Tim after he kills a man?
(a) Azar
(b) Kiowa
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Lt. Cross

2. Who is the most "spooked" in the end?
(a) Bobby Jorgenson
(b) Morty Phillips
(c) Azar
(d) Tim

3. What does the author say about truth?
(a) Story-truth is more real than happening-truth
(b) Everyone has their own truth
(c) Truth is unattainable
(d) Truth is absolute

4. Who does Tim blame for his near-death experience?
(a) Bobby Jorgenson
(b) Morty Phillips
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Mitchell Sanders

5. The man Tim killed had a hole the shape of what where an eye was supposed to be?
(a) A circle
(b) A heart
(c) A star
(d) A crescent moon

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Lt. Cross about the location the men choose to camp in?

2. What time of day was it when Tim killed the man on the trail?

3. What did Kiowa's father do?

4. Where did Tim and Linda go on a date?

5. What Army position did the narrator hold?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the men recover Kiowa's body?

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

4. What is the main struggle for the narrator/author in the chapter "Good Form?"

5. How does Norman Bowker ultimately cope with returning home?

6. What does the dancing girl symbolize to you?

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

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

9. What does Tim invent about the man he killed?

10. Do you agree with Kiowa or Tim's point of view about the kill? Why?

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