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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what do the soldiers have to thank for their good fortune?
(a) The Prussian.
(b) The weather.
(c) The turning tide of the war.
(d) A miscalculation.

2. When the men enlisted, what did many of them do for the first time before going to the barracks?
(a) Drink.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Have sex.
(d) Shave.

3. What distinguishes Kropp from the other characters?
(a) He is the clearest thinker.
(b) He is the bravest.
(c) He is the most cowardly.
(d) He is the tallest.

4. What did Himmelstoss force Baumer and Kropp to clean the Corporals' Mess with?
(a) Nothing but their hands.
(b) A fine comb.
(c) A single paper towel.
(d) A toothbrush.

5. What flowers fill the meadow that the men are sitting in?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Violets.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daffodills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leer prefer?

2. Who died of an inflammation of the lung?

3. What is the main character's name?

4. What was the name of the men's platoon leader during training?

5. What did Baumer and Kemmerich used to catch in the lane of poplars by the Klosterbach?

(see the answer key)

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