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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 is coming to inspect the men?
2. What do eight of the men have to guard in particular?
3. Who does Baumer fail to notice on the street?
4. What was Leer good at in school, though it could not save him?
5. What did the man that Baumer kills do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of situation does Baumer's family face over his mother's illness?
2. What do you think of the ending of All Quiet on the Western Front, and how does it make readers feel? Is it an appropriate ending?
3. How do the men act while eating caviar? Why do they do this?
4. How does Baumer feel towards the prisoners? Why? What does he think about the reasons for considering them an enemy?
5. How does Baumer feel about being back at the training camp on the moors? What does Remarque use nature to symbolize?
6. What does Kropp decide to do if his leg is amputated? Why do the doctors amputate so quickly?
7. What do the men think about being assigned to guard the supply dump?
8. How does Paul say his generation has been changed, based on his descriptions of the entire book?
9. What do the men think about the causes and justifications behind the war?
10. What does Paul think about after the man dies? What does this say about his character?
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
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 explaining the development of conventions on chemical warfare throughout history, especially those that came as a direct result of the First World War.
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