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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author call the useless things that the men carry with them?
(a) Their "treasures."
(b) Their "burdens."
(c) Their "souvenirs."
(d) Their "crutches."

2. Volpatte shares the first part of his story just after the squad finishes what type of duty?
(a) Rebuilding a road.
(b) Digging a deep trench.
(c) Creating a large dirt pallisade.
(d) Patrolling a forested area.

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

4. What other bloody battle does the narrator recall while escorting Joseph to safety?
(a) The Ardennes.
(b) Benthoval Wood.
(c) Verdun.
(d) Versailles.

5. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?
(a) The police.
(b) The civilians.
(c) The medical staff.
(d) The English enlisted men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Volpatte repeat as he charges into the machine gun fire?

2. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?

3. Overall, how do the men feel about the things they carry with them?

4. Why does Joseph Mesnil go into "no man's land"?

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

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