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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do gunpowder fumes taste?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Salty.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Bitter.

2. What does Baumer's mother send to him before he leaves?
(a) Woolen underwear.
(b) Sausage and bread.
(c) New boots.
(d) Potato-cakes and jam.

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

4. What exasperates the men more than the front line?
(a) The rear-area.
(b) Full-dress parades.
(c) Their commanding officers.
(d) The food.

5. How does the French girl react when Baumer tells her he will never be able to see her again?
(a) She tries to explain a plan for them to run away together.
(b) She is furious at Baumer.
(c) She does not really notice.
(d) She tells Baumer that she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men find to eat?

2. What is the cook's name?

3. What pattern is on the bedding in the men's barracks?

4. According to Kat, why does a trained dog snap at a piece of meat?

5. Who is wounded by shellfire while evacuating a village?

(see the answer key)

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