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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. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?
(a) He is gathering flowers for her.
(b) He is stalking her.
(c) He is carrying her things.
(d) He is arguing with her.

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

3. In general, what opinion do the soldiers have of the local women?
(a) They cook poorly.
(b) They are prudish.
(c) They are friendly.
(d) They are ugly.

4. What does Mariette give to Eudore before he leaves?
(a) A stack of letters for him.
(b) A box of cigars.
(c) A picture of her.
(d) Ham, bread, and wine.

5. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?
(a) He was once arrested for drunkenness as a civilian.
(b) He served in the foreign legion.
(c) He was a decorated war hero.
(d) He once assaulted a police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?

2. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?

3. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?

4. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lamuse's relationship with Eudoxie.

2. What religious references does the narrator make while escorting Joseph to safety?

3. What is the "feast of the survivors"?

4. What do the survivors of Bertrand's squad do while on leave?

5. During his six-day leave, how much time is Eudore able to share with his wife?

6. What does the German in the refuge say and wonder about God?

7. What is the attitude of the men towards the journalists?

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

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

10. What do most of the wounded in the refuge think about God?

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