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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kantorek?
(a) The men's old friend.
(b) The men's old barber.
(c) The men's old schoolmaster.
(d) The men's old bartender.

2. What was the name of the men's platoon leader during training?
(a) Strauss.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Himmelstoss.

3. Who is Haie Westhus?
(a) A field-worker.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A peat-digger.
(d) A gardener.

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

5. What personal problem does Tjaden have?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He is a bed-wetter.
(c) He is claustrophobic.
(d) He isn't very smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Kropp say the men have had to endure shells and bombs?

2. What do the men throw at the enemy soldiers?

3. What job is Müller well suited for?

4. What does Müller carry?

5. What does Baumer grab for the men's dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tjaden unafraid of the punishment that may follow his insults to Himmelstoss?

2. During the card game, the men occasionally drift off into silence. What are they thinking about?

3. How was Himmelstoss disgraced?

4. Baumer says that being forced to do things in public restores the innocent nature of all things. What is he talking about?

5. How do the men feel about their education?

6. Baumer muses that "the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men". Why do you think this is?

7. Describe the bond that exists between Baumer and Kropp.

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

9. How do the men react when they are finally attacked?

10. Do you think that it is immoral for Müller to want Kemmerich's boots?

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