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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What personal problem does Tjaden have?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He isn't very smart.
(c) He is claustrophobic.
(d) He is a bed-wetter.

4. Why is Müller in a good mood?
(a) He has new boots.
(b) He has a ticket home.
(c) He found an English rifle.
(d) He ate a good meal.

5. What name do the men call the British?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Tommies.
(c) Teapots.
(d) Yanks.

6. What do Baumer and Kat want to do to the wounded young recruit?
(a) Leave him to die.
(b) Disinfect his wounds with rum.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Carry him to the hospital.

7. What does Baumer fall in when counter-attacking the French?
(a) A dug-out.
(b) Someone's belly.
(c) Love with a French girl.
(d) A trench.

8. What does Müller carry?
(a) A heavy weight on his shoulders.
(b) Textbooks.
(c) A French rifle.
(d) Pictures of his family.

9. What was the name of the other soldier who wet the bed?
(a) Knickerbacker.
(b) Ogden.
(c) Amherst.
(d) Kindervater.

10. What does Tjaden call Himmelstoss?
(a) A dirty hound.
(b) A stupid cow.
(c) A stinky pig.
(d) A squawking bird.

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

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

13. What never exists at the front?
(a) Honor.
(b) Hope.
(c) Quietness.
(d) Discipline.

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

15. What is Kat so worried about?
(a) Raids.
(b) Air-strikes.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Bombardment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kat think they are losing the war?

2. Who is coming to the front?

3. What does Müller offer Baumer a fine piece of?

4. How does Baumer hurt his hand?

5. What is Kropp's first name?

(see the answer keys)

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