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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the Germans reach the barbed wire?
(a) They get caught in it and surrender.
(b) They retreat.
(c) They are slaughtered almost to a man.
(d) They cut it with field pliers.

2. What does everyone share in common?
(a) The fear of letting down their buddies.
(b) Being cold.
(c) The lack of food.
(d) The terrible heat.

3. What is Thomas doing when someone yells that gas is coming?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) On guard duty.
(d) Writing a letter home.

4. What happens in the next minute after the German soldier sees the English?
(a) The German throws a grenade.
(b) The English shoot the German.
(c) The English tackle the German and gag him.
(d) The German runs shrieking to his comrades.

5. What caused most of the casualties?
(a) Plane straffing.
(b) Illness.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Mortar fire.

6. What happens when the Germans go into retreat?
(a) Thomas' company starts celebrating.
(b) Thomas' company stands in a stupor.
(c) Thomas' company is ordered to pursue.
(d) Thomas' company is ordered to stand down.

7. What is Sergeant Hanely's nickname?
(a) Hard-hearted Hanley.
(b) Hopeless Hanley.
(c) Hanley the Hick.
(d) Horrible Hanley.

8. Where is the company ordered on the third day?
(a) To fall back to a new line of trenches.
(b) To stay in the trenches.
(c) To move forward to meet the Germans.
(d) On the firesteps.

9. Why does the company huddle in their trenches for two straight days?
(a) They are told to hide.
(b) They are being bombed.
(c) The snow is too bad to go out.
(d) The Germans are patrolling in tanks.

10. What does Thomas think at first as they fire at the oncoming Germans?
(a) The Germans are immortal.
(b) The Germans cannot survive such an onslaught.
(c) The Germans are stupid for running out in the open.
(d) The company cannot survive.

11. How does Thomas get partially buried in the dirt?
(a) By a shell explosion.
(b) He is partially buied under dead soldiers.
(c) A collapsing trench.
(d) A tank pushes dirt over him when it does not see him.

12. Who else suffers as a result of Charlie's refusal?
(a) No one.
(b) Molly since Charlie never gets leave.
(c) Charlie's squad.
(d) The entire regiment.

13. How does Thomas manage to get accepted?
(a) The Colonel intervenes on Thomas' behalf.
(b) The Sergeant Major turns a blind eye to Thomas' age.
(c) Thomas just sqeaks in over the age limit.
(d) They lie about his age.

14. What happens when Thomas falls?
(a) He lands on a dead man in his company.
(b) His mask comes off slightly and he gets a whiff of the gas.
(c) He breaks his foot.
(d) He avoids being shot.

15. What does Thomas do at work that is different?
(a) He no longer enjoys his work.
(b) He no longer sings while working.
(c) He asks for all the dangerous assignments.
(d) Take assignments that gets him away from Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What outnumbers the people at the next duty assignment?

2. On what day does Thomas say he was born?

3. Who does Thomas go to see on leave?

4. What makes Thomas feel terribly empty while he is on leave?

5. Who pulls Thomas out?

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