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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?
(a) A front-line squad.
(b) A medical squad.
(c) An engineering squad.
(d) A reserve squad.

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?
(a) A box of matches.
(b) Half of his dry ration.
(c) A small tin of tobacco.
(d) An egg.

3. According to the media, what is the state of the war?
(a) A victory is impossible.
(b) A swift victory is expected.
(c) The war is being lost.
(d) Slow progress is made.

4. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?
(a) He orders constant drills.
(b) He orders pointless maneuvers.
(c) He orders a morning parade.
(d) He orders the men to dig trenches.

5. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is pregnant again.
(c) She is dangerously ill.
(d) She is fraternizing with a German officer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?

3. The soldier being carried by the Territorial stretcher-bearers was killed doing what?

4. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?

5. Who is Eudoxie?

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