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Under Fire Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?
(a) Vulcan.
(b) The cyclops.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) The minotaur.

2. How are Volpatte and Fouillade's positions discovered?
(a) They send up a flare.
(b) They sing loudly.
(c) They use a signaling mirror.
(d) The 204th stumbles across them.

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

4. What does the newspaper claim about the state of affairs for the poilu?
(a) They have everything they need.
(b) They are living in poor conditions.
(c) They are well rested and ready to fight.
(d) They are in high spirits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?

2. Overall, the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad are best described in what way?

3. Why was the veteran executed just prior to the events of Chapter 10?

4. "Trench Tourists" refers to which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men feel about their "treasures"?

2. What is Volpatte's opinion of the phrase, "If we do return"?

3. Why does Eudore agree to take his five old friends with him when he goes to visit his wife?

4. Where do the men go when the bombardment gets worse? What happens when they get there?

5. Describe Lamuse's relationship with Eudoxie.

6. Where is Fouillade from, and what is his hometown like?

7. How does Volpatte regard his wound? How do the other men regard it?

8. What are some of the predictions made by the invalids?

9. Who was executed just before the events of Chapter 10, and why?

10. How has the squad been reduced in numbers when Chapter 20 opens?

(see the answer keys)

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