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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the refuge destroyed?
(a) It collapses without warning.
(b) The retreating French blow it up.
(c) The Germans set fire to it.
(d) By an artillery shell.

2. Who is the "weasel-faced ancient at Gauchin" from the newspaper story?
(a) Cpl. Bertrand.
(b) The Commandant.
(c) The Marist brother.
(d) The old treasure hunting man the squad met earlier.

3. What does Cocon calculate about the squad?
(a) How many supplies they consumed since formation.
(b) How much weight they carry in total.
(c) How many miles they marched.
(d) How likely they are to survive.

4. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?
(a) He reads a meaningless passage from Leviticus to the men.
(b) He takes a single bullet from each man's supplies.
(c) He attaches knives to certain soldier's greatcoats.
(d) He makes strange marks on the trench's walls with chalk.

5. What does a sapper do?
(a) Lays and removes mines.
(b) Locates enemy units.
(c) Builds bridges and fortifications.
(d) Scouts out the terrain ahead of a unit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other bloody battle does the narrator recall while escorting Joseph to safety?

2. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?

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

4. How does Pépin die?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the narrator dream of?

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