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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Baumer use to describe Tjaden at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Stingy.
(b) Grumpy.
(c) Foul-mouthed.
(d) Reticent.

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

3. The men were trained to be heroes as if they were...
(a) Circus-performers.
(b) Circus-ponies.
(c) Circus-clowns.
(d) Circus-animals.

4. When men such as Himmelstoss get a star or a stripe, it is as though they have swallowed...
(a) Concrete.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Iron.

5. What does a double ration of sausage and bread put a man in?
(a) A fine trim.
(b) A decent state.
(c) A hospital bed.
(d) A happy place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does an old buffer describe the men as?

2. What do the men do with the leftover goose?

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

4. What does Haie often dream of?

5. What was Detering before he was a soldier?

(see the answer key)

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