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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first family member to see Paul when he returns home on leave?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

2. What has Baumer's mother been all her life?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Vindictive.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Curious.

3. How many days leave does Baumer get in total?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) One week.

4. What do the men use to cool their machine-gun when they run out of water?
(a) Urine.
(b) Clay.
(c) Spit.
(d) Blood.

5. Why does Paul have two weeks off?
(a) He swallowed some gas.
(b) He was given sanity leave.
(c) He escaped from the military.
(d) He showed bravery in a recent offensive.

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

7. How many chapters does All Quiet on the Western Front have?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twenty-four.

8. Who is the last survivor of the original group?
(a) Kropp.
(b) Paul.
(c) Müller.
(d) Katczinsky.

9. What does Kropp have at home?
(a) White trousers.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An expensive tie.
(d) Dress shoes.

10. How many cakes does Baumer give to the Russians?
(a) None.
(b) All of them.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

11. What will the generation that grows up after Paul's do with his generation?
(a) Push them aside.
(b) Give them support.
(c) Send them to prison.
(d) Use them as cheap labor.

12. Where was Paul sitting all day?
(a) In the trenches.
(b) In a garden.
(c) In the dug-out.
(d) On a cart.

13. The men have become instinctual like...
(a) Bushmen.
(b) Trained dogs.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Insects.

14. What makes seven?
(a) Four plus three.
(b) Six men and two half-wits.
(c) Four and a half-wits.
(d) Three whole-wits plus eight half-wits.

15. What happens on a foggy morning at the training camp?
(a) One of the Russians is buried.
(b) One of the Territorials shoots a prisoner.
(c) Baumer's mother dies.
(d) Paul gets word that Kantorek has been killed at the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baumer do with the prisoners?

2. What happened to Kat and Kropp while Baumer was away on leave?

3. What does Kat say is good for loose bowels?

4. What weapon are the men newly afraid of?

5. What are the men's thoughts like?

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