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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. Who hates Himmelstoss the most?

2. Who does the crying, fair-haired recruit remind Baumer of?

3. Kat's masterpiece was four boxes of...

4. What does Haie often dream of?

5. What pattern is on the bedding in the men's barracks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where are the characters, and how are they feeling? Where did their "luck" come from?

9. 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?

10. How does Baumer describe the front? What can save them from danger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the importance of literature as a way to get a message across. Be sure to touch upon:

1 - Examples of literature that have had a great impact.

2 - Literature's effectiveness in comparison to film, music, and art.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains what you would do to help yourself overcome traumatic memories.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character from the novel and write an essay explaining:

1 - How he displayed bravery or helped the others.

2 - The qualities that this individual displayed that others can learn from.

3 - This character's opinion of the war.

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