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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 is on the poster that the men are so fascinated about?

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

3. How many reinforcements does the company need?

4. What will Baumer's mother undergo for her cancer?

5. What is wrong with Paul's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Berger wounded?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Baumer feel about being back at the training camp on the moors? What does Remarque use nature to symbolize?

7. How does the French girl make Baumer feel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that critiques both Erich Maria Remarque's writing style and the subject matter of the book. Previous reviews of the book may be helpful, but be sure to use original ideas and do not plagiarize.

Essay Topic 2

Paul Baumer's life is filled with tragedy. Write an essay that describes the tragic events detailed in All Quiet on the Western Front, and how these events affected Baumer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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