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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Baumer leaves the hospital, what does he suddenly think of?
(a) Women, alehouses, and golden sunsets.
(b) Girls, flowery meadows, and white clouds.
(c) Ladies, blue skies, and romantic evenings.
(d) Maids, grassy fields, and grasshoppers.

2. What did Baumer say Kemmerich had about him?
(a) Something special.
(b) Something of a soldier.
(c) Something of the girl.
(d) Something of the man.

3. Who is Tjaden?
(a) A rough dockworker.
(b) A fat accountant.
(c) A young student.
(d) A skinny locksmith.

4. Who is Kantorek?
(a) The men's old bartender.
(b) The men's old friend.
(c) The men's old schoolmaster.
(d) The men's old barber.

5. What are the men at rest five miles from?
(a) The front.
(b) Germany.
(c) Headquarters.
(d) The beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Baumer and Kropp spilled raw sewage on Himmelstoss, what did he say it meant for them?

2. Why does the orderly glance at Kemmerich and then leave?

3. What distinguishes Kropp from the other characters?

4. How old is Kemmerich?

5. Where are the soldiers who are not in the mess line or the dressing-station?

(see the answer key)

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