View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men wrap Himmelstoss in when they beat him?
(a) A bed cover.
(b) A pillowcase.
(c) Wire bedding.
(d) Tow cable.

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

3. How many men survived the last day at the front?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Eighty.

4. What does an old buffer describe the men as?
(a) Too young to know better.
(b) Young trouble-makers.
(c) Young idiots.
(d) Young heroes.

5. According to Kat, why does a trained dog snap at a piece of meat?
(a) It's his nature.
(b) Because he was trained to.
(c) Blood-lust.
(d) He's always hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men were trained to be heroes as if they were...

2. How many days ago did the soldiers have to relieve the front line?

3. What is Tjaden's national dish?

4. What flowers fill the meadow that the men are sitting in?

5. When the men enlisted, what did many of them do for the first time before going to the barracks?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 196 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample