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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men try to find for two days?
(a) Their helmets.
(b) The cognac they stole from the French.
(c) A wounded man.
(d) A little sleep.

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

3. What haunts Baumer as he stands on guard after the attack?
(a) Celebration music from the rear-guard.
(b) Memories.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Ghosts.

4. What is it a tedious exercise to kill?
(a) Flamethrower troops.
(b) Englishmen.
(c) The bacteria that cause trench-foot.
(d) Lice.

5. How do the men refer to Germany?
(a) The Fatherland.
(b) The Homeland.
(c) The Motherland.
(d) The Disneyland.

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

7. Where are the soldiers who are not in the mess line or the dressing-station?
(a) Pushing up daisies.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Fighting on the front-lines.
(d) Tending to the wounded.

8. What did Katczinsky trade Ginger for the beans and beef?
(a) Parachute silk.
(b) Gun cotton.
(c) Balloon canvas.
(d) Uniform linen.

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

10. What nation's troops rush the men's line?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

11. Who is bothered the most by the sound of the wounded horses?
(a) Kropp.
(b) The fair-haired recruit.
(c) Baumer.
(d) Detering.

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

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

14. What "game" did Himmelstoss used to make the men play?
(a) The cook-house game.
(b) Parts of the 98 rifle.
(c) Change at Lohne.
(d) Fall forward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leer prefer?

2. What personal problem does Tjaden have?

3. What does Tjaden call Himmelstoss?

4. What never exists at the front?

5. What job is Müller well suited for?

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