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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of 1918 is the bloodiest yet?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

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

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

5. What weapon are the men newly afraid of?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Samurai.
(c) Bombers.
(d) Gas.

6. What does Baumer trade to a sergeant-major for a place with Kropp on the hospital train?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Money.
(d) Sausage.

7. Why was Paul glad when he died?
(a) The war would soon end.
(b) He was going to rejoin his friends.
(c) The end had finally come.
(d) He liked pain.

8. What is on the poster that the men are so fascinated about?
(a) News from the front.
(b) A list of casualties from the most recent attack.
(c) An advertisement for a film.
(d) A girl in a summer dress.

9. What must the men do with their new uniforms?
(a) Tear them apart for spare material.
(b) Fold them all as punishment for disrespecting the Kaiser.
(c) Give them back.
(d) Keep them clean or be punished.

10. What do eight of the men have to guard in particular?
(a) An outpost.
(b) A supply dump.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A watch-tower.

11. What does Baumer do with the prisoners?
(a) Gives them each a cigarette.
(b) Knocks them down and kicks them.
(c) Defends them from the other guards.
(d) Sets them free.

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

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

14. Who is wounded by shellfire while evacuating a village?
(a) Kropp.
(b) Tjaden.
(c) Haie.
(d) Katczinsky.

15. Why does Baumer go out on patrol?
(a) Because he feels an attachment to his comrades.
(b) To help collect the dead soldiers.
(c) To keep the enemy on guard.
(d) To keep him feeling like a soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leer good at in school, though it could not save him?

2. How many chapters does All Quiet on the Western Front have?

3. What disease do the prisoners have?

4. What are the men given a shot for in the ambulance wagon?

5. How does the French girl react when Baumer tells her he will never be able to see her again?

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