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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think of all of the things that the army issues them?
(a) They are ugly and of low quality.
(b) They are ugly, but effective.
(c) They are useless, but look good.
(d) They are plain and lack elegance.

2. Why does Cpl. Bertrand wake the narrator at 2 a.m.?
(a) To talk with him.
(b) For guard duty.
(c) To search for a body.
(d) To help bury bodies.

3. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?
(a) An inn.
(b) A small school.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A café.

4. In Chapter 15, one squad in the regiment is rumored to have made a meal out of what?
(a) Labri.
(b) Rats.
(c) A stray cat.
(d) Crows.

5. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) A renaissance man.
(b) The squad's man of figures.
(c) A stern sergeant.
(d) The squad's lance corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?

2. During the offensive, when does the squad come under fire?

3. What is the author's opinion about what the characters will say in his book?

4. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?

5. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

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