4. What is wrong with Paul's mother?
(a) She is angry that Paul did not bring more food.
(b) She has gone insane.
(c) She cannot remember her son.
(d) She has cancer.

5. What do the men bring to the French girls as presents?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Stolen jewellery.
(d) Food.

6. Why does Paul want to let the months and years come?
(a) He wants to do some more fighting.
(b) He is optimistic about the future.
(c) He has nothing more they can take from him.
(d) He feels happy because of the possibility of peace.

7. What musical instrument does one of the Russian prisoners play?
(a) The cello.
(b) The violin.
(c) The piano.
(d) The guitar.

8. What does Detering collect from a tree?
(a) Cherry blossoms.
(b) Avocados.
(c) Bare branches.
(d) Pears.

9. Other than their legs, what does the men's new duty allow them to stretch?
(a) Their patience.
(b) Their souls.
(c) Their skin.
(d) Barbed wire.

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

11. Why does Paul hesitate to get in the bed in the hospital train?
(a) He doesn't want to get in without giving the sergeant-major the cigars.
(b) The sheets are too clean.
(c) It is an officer's bed.
(d) It is covered with blood from the previous occupant.

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

13. What type of license allows a man to do what he wants?
(a) License to kill.
(b) Unlimited license.
(c) Shooting license.
(d) Hunting license.

14. What disease do the prisoners have?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Cholera.
(d) The plague.

15. How many reinforcements does the company need?
(a) Dozens.
(b) More than the Kaiser can supply.
(c) At least eighty.
(d) Over a hundred.