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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?
(a) "It is not worth telling."
(b) "There are too many of them."
(c) "They are fools."
(d) "You would not believe me."

2. In Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?
(a) While he is at church.
(b) While he is in town.
(c) From noon to sunset.
(d) While he is sleeping.

3. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) The squad's lance corporal.
(b) A stern sergeant.
(c) A renaissance man.
(d) The squad's man of figures.

4. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?
(a) A round of wine.
(b) An issue of cigarettes.
(c) An extension of their leave.
(d) That they will be sent into real combat.

5. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It is lined with corpses.
(b) It is burning in places.
(c) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(d) It is slick with blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men agree that being unluckily killed or luckily staying alive are not the same thing?

2. What is Labri?

3. What is Lamuse's opinion of aircraft?

4. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

5. Where do the events of the first chapter take place?

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