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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) "You would not believe me."
(b) "There are too many of them."
(c) "It is not worth telling."
(d) "They are fools."

2. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?
(a) Inmates in a prison.
(b) Invalids in a sanatorium.
(c) Generals.
(d) The ghosts of dead soldiers.

3. When Chapter 2 opens, how long has the war been going on?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 22 days.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

4. How does the narrator feel about the trench completed in Chapter 12?
(a) He knows it will be destroyed by artillery.
(b) He thinks it is worthless.
(c) He admires it's fine construction.
(d) He thinks it was poorly designed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator meet with Cpl. Marchal?

2. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?

3. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?

4. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?

5. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?

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