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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. Why was Paul glad when he died?

2. How does Paul kill the man in the shell-hole?

3. Where do the men think they will be going?

4. What part of 1918 is the bloodiest yet?

5. How many days leave does Baumer get in total?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition are the Russian prisoners in? Why are they being treated so harshly?

2. How does the French girl make Baumer feel?

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

4. What does Baumer say about being happy during the war? What about the memory of the previous days?

5. How does this book make you feel about war?

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

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

8. What does Kropp decide to do if his leg is amputated? Why do the doctors amputate so quickly?

9. How does Baumer feel towards the prisoners? Why? What does he think about the reasons for considering them an enemy?

10. How is Berger wounded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the conclusion of All Quiet on the Western Front. Be sure to touch upon:

1 - Your reaction.

2 - How Paul's death influences the overall theme of the novel (hope versus hopelessness).

3 - Whether or not you would have written the book this way, and why.

Essay Topic 2

In All Quiet on the Western Front, the men have more than one opportunity to get revenge on authority figures who they feel have wronged them. Write an essay on revenge, making sure to touch upon:

1 - The difference between justice and revenge.

2 - Whether or not you feel that revenge is appropriate in certain situations.

3 - Real-world examples of revenge or revenge gone wrong.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares All Quiet on the Western Front to another book about a war. Be sure to include:

1 - Similarities or differences in theme.

2 - Optimistic or pessimistic conclusions.

3 - Whether the other book was for (glorifying) or against (condemning) war.

(see the answer keys)

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