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

3. Who brought in Haie Westhus when he was wounded?
(a) Baumer.
(b) Himmelstoss.
(c) Tjaden.
(d) Kropp.

4. What are the men's thoughts like?
(a) Gunfire, because that is what shapes them.
(b) Bricks, because they are heavy.
(c) Clay, because they can be shaped by events.
(d) Fire, because they burn through the night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the poster that the men are so fascinated about?

2. What is missing from the naked soldier sitting in the tree, other than his clothes?

3. What type of license allows a man to do what he wants?

4. What do eight of the men have to guard in particular?

5. How many cakes does Baumer give to the Russians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men think about the causes and justifications behind the war?

2. How does the French girl make Baumer feel?

3. What does Baumer expect to face when the war ends? What does he not know?

4. How is nature described throughout All Quiet on the Western Front? What does this symbolism mean?

5. Baumer states that when men are living so close to death, life is only expressed in a certain way. How does he say life is expressed? How has Paul changed?

6. How does Paul say his generation has been changed, based on his descriptions of the entire book?

7. What comes over Paul as he lies in the shell-hole? What reassures him?

8. Why are the men feeling so ill? How are the enemy troops faring?

9. What happens when an enemy soldier falls into Baumer's shell-hole?

10. Why is Baumer sad that he gets to be away from the front for so long?

(see the answer keys)

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