What did Rifleman Tapp do after hearing the message shouted by a German?

He threw cans of pear jam into No Man's Land.

Everyone was jealous of Bruce Coy, who had...

traded his hat for a German helmet with a pointy top.

What unexpected blessing came two days before Christmas?

The drastic cold turned the muck into solid ground.

What did the Germans do when the sun came up after their night of singing?

The hoisted a banner that said "Merry Christmas."

What did Major Walter Watts say after the British soldiers returned?

They had acted like traitors to Britain.

Two soldiers were in such a good mood that they...

started kicking around an old biscuit tin like a football

After meeting in No Man's Land, the first thing the soldiers did was to...

Bury their fellow soldiers who had been killed.

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A review of the book Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix.

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1
What did Rifleman Tapp do after hearing the message shouted by a German?
He made a ribbon out of rags and waved it on his bayonet.
He threw cans of pear jam into No Man's Land.
He loudly sang the German song his grandfather taught him.
He cut the barbed wire to let the German messengers through.
2
Charlie said whenever the artillery quit for the night, it was time to...
gather dog tags from the dead
wash the blood from his boots
fight the rats for dinner
clean the bunkers
3
Everyone was jealous of Bruce Coy, who had...
won a canteen in a friendly game with three German soldiers.
been given a photo of a German soldier's smiling sister.
beat everyone in an arm wrestling competition.
traded his hat for a German helmet with a pointy top.
4
What had Charlie been doing a few months before writing the letter?
farming his land
training for the Olympic track team
working in his father's tailor shop
finishing school
5
What unexpected blessing came two days before Christmas?
Local farmers delivered wagonloads of good food.
A Red Cross shipment of socks and warm gloves arrived.
The drastic cold turned the muck into solid ground.
The soldiers' mail came for the first time in months.
6
What did the Germans do when the sun came up after their night of singing?
The hoisted a banner that said "Merry Christmas."
They had "Santa" deliver a Christmas truce to the British.
They used old boards and crates to make a Nativity scene.
They slid merrily on their backs down a nearby hill.
7
What did Major Walter Watts say after the British soldiers returned?
America had joined the war to help Britain.
They had acted like traitors to Britain.
The generals had declared a two week truce.
He would forever remember that special day.
8
What did Charlie trade for a German soldier's belt buckle?
buttons from his field coat
earmuffs his mother had sent
a package of stale crackers
a pocket camera from home
9
Two soldiers were in such a good mood that they...
used canteens and a ball of canvas to make a bowling game
fashioned crude musical instruments and made a band
made a snowman, using spent shell casings to give it a smile
started kicking around an old biscuit tin like a football
10
After meeting in No Man's Land, the first thing the soldiers did was to...
Decorate a lone spruce tree that stood nearly 20 feet high.
Unload their guns to show each other they could be trusted.
Bury their fellow soldiers who had been killed.
Build a huge bonfire they all could gather around.

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