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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinguishes Kropp from the other characters?

2. Where do the men take cover from the heavy shelling?

3. What is Kat so worried about?

4. Who is fatally wounded in the back?

5. What did Baumer say Kemmerich had about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Haie Westhus feel about the difference between military and civilian life?

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

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

4. How did Baumer narrowly escape death in the dug-outs?

5. What is Kropp's opinion of what life will be like when the men return home? What does it tell the reader about the effect of war upon a man?

6. How does Baumer feel at the end of this chapter?

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

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

9. How do the men feel about their education?

10. How does Detering he react to the wounded horses, and why? What is his opinion of horses in warfare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the causes of World War I, including a time-line of events, and all the responsible people, parties, and governments.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about a real-life case in which a soldier was court-martialed. Be sure to explain the charges, the evidence, verdict, punishment (if applicable), and whether or not you agree with the findings of the military court.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining one of these two points:

1 - Why young men should join the army and serve their country.

2 - Why giving one's life in war should never be asked of a citizen.

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