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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?
(a) 20 non-combatants.
(b) 50 non-combatants.
(c) 250 non-combatants.
(d) 100 non-combatants.

2. Why does Cpl. Bertrand wake the narrator at 2 a.m.?
(a) For guard duty.
(b) To help bury bodies.
(c) To talk with him.
(d) To search for a body.

3. What does Bertrand say about prophecies?
(a) He doubts them, but always sees them come true.
(b) He despises them.
(c) He fervently believes in them.
(d) He once kidded about believing in them.

4. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Thousands.
(d) More than there are men on the front.

5. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?
(a) Trophies, keepsakes, and knickknacks.
(b) Photographs of family and friends.
(c) Lice, tics, and other bugs.
(d) Squadmates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?

2. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?

3. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?

4. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?

5. What do the men think of all of the things that the army issues them?

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