3. What does Baumer fall in when counter-attacking the French?
(a) Someone's belly.
(b) Love with a French girl.
(c) A dug-out.
(d) A trench.

4. Why was the fair-haired recruit so embarrassed?
(a) His pants had fallen down.
(b) He soiled himself.
(c) He had let one of his comrades die.
(d) He was crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bed is Kemmerich in?

2. What is the last thing the men see before falling asleep?

3. What type of animal does Kat notice and want to eat?

4. Who has a special reason to hate Himmelstoss?

5. Who or what do the soldiers have to thank for their good fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. In this chapter, Katczinsky makes a long speech about why the officers behave the way they do. What does he say?

2. Katczinsky recites the rhyme "Give 'em all the same grub and all the same pay / And the war would be over and done in a day". What do you think this means?

3. What is Kat's special talent? What does he do for the men?

4. When referring to Müller and Kemmerich, Baumer he states that they no longer have any sense of "artificial considerations". What do you think he means?

5. Why did Baumer and Kat want to kill the fair-haired young recruit? Why didn't they do it?

6. Why do the men prefer sharpened shovels to bayonets?

7. How do the men feel when they are at the front?

8. How do the men get their revenge on Himmelstoss?

9. Why does Kantorek's letter make the men angry? Why do you think the men have become old?

10. Describe Corporal Himmelstoss.

(see the answer keys)

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