Read pp.291-294 and answer the questions below.
1. Where and when is this letter written?
2. Which country is Charlie fighting for?
3. How does Charlie want his mother to feel about his service as a soldier?
4. Why does Charlie want to serve England with honor?
5. How does Charlie describe the mud?
6. What do the soldiers do when the shooting stops for the evening?
7. Why is the usual meal for the soldiers cold beans?
8. How do the soldiers use the bunkers?
9. When did Charlie and the other soldiers hope the war would end?
10. What does Charlie think about the event he is about to share with his mother?
11. What did Charlie hear when he stepped out of the bunker?
12. What does Charlie see all along the German line?
13. How do the British soldiers react to the sight of the Germans’ Christmas trees?
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