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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is coming to inspect the men?
(a) The Prussian.
(b) Kantorek.
(c) The Kaiser.
(d) The Commandante.
2. What will the generation that grows up after Paul's do with his generation?
(a) Send them to prison.
(b) Use them as cheap labor.
(c) Push them aside.
(d) Give them support.
3. Who is the last survivor of the original group?
(a) Kropp.
(b) Müller.
(c) Katczinsky.
(d) Paul.
4. Who brought in Haie Westhus when he was wounded?
(a) Himmelstoss.
(b) Kropp.
(c) Tjaden.
(d) Baumer.
5. What musical instrument does one of the Russian prisoners play?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The cello.
(c) The piano.
(d) The violin.
6. What is wrong with Paul's mother?
(a) She cannot remember her son.
(b) She is angry that Paul did not bring more food.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She has gone insane.
7. What are the men's thoughts like?
(a) Fire, because they burn through the night.
(b) Bricks, because they are heavy.
(c) Clay, because they can be shaped by events.
(d) Gunfire, because that is what shapes them.
8. What does Baumer do with the prisoners?
(a) Sets them free.
(b) Defends them from the other guards.
(c) Gives them each a cigarette.
(d) Knocks them down and kicks them.
9. What do the men decide to do after seeing the poster?
(a) Sleep, because they are depressed.
(b) Go to town and find prostitutes.
(c) Get deloused and find some clean clothes.
(d) Destroy the picture of the girl.
10. What is known about Paul's death?
(a) He cried and begged until the bitter end.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) He did not suffer long.
(d) He died heroically.
11. Who is the first family member to see Paul when he returns home on leave?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.
12. Who tricks the Russian prisoners into giving them their clothes and crafts?
(a) The Sergeant-Major.
(b) Kantorek.
(c) Peasants.
(d) The Territorials.
13. How many days leave does Baumer get in total?
(a) One week.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty.
14. What will Baumer's mother undergo for her cancer?
(a) No treatment.
(b) Faith healing.
(c) Chemotherapy.
(d) An operation.
15. What did Detering try to do?
(a) Escape and go home.
(b) Steal Paul's bread.
(c) Kill Himmelstoss and himself.
(d) Run away to Holland.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is on the poster that the men are so fascinated about?
2. What does Kropp have at home?
3. What happened to Kat and Kropp while Baumer was away on leave?
4. How does Paul kill the man in the shell-hole?
5. What was Leer good at in school, though it could not save him?
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