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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?
(a) Marchal.
(b) Barque.
(c) Farfadet.
(d) Bertrand.

2. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?
(a) He has just been promoted.
(b) He is getting married soon.
(c) He is safe in the south.
(d) He received orders to deploy for combat.

3. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?
(a) Face machine gun fire.
(b) Encounter a tank.
(c) Experience poison gas.
(d) Charge into an enemy trench.

4. How are Volpatte and Fouillade lost?
(a) They are separated during an attack.
(b) They are reassigned and then forgotten.
(c) They are captured, but manage to escape.
(d) They get drunk and wander off.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?

2. How do the men prevent their cleaned rifles from being stolen by lazy or dishonest soldiers?

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

4. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?

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

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