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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?
(a) An egg.
(b) A box of matches.
(c) A small tin of tobacco.
(d) Half of his dry ration.

3. How is Joseph Mesnil injured?
(a) A sniper shoots him after he takes out a machine gun.
(b) One of his grenades explodes early.
(c) He intentionally runs into machine gun fire after the battle is over.
(d) He is killed in close combat.

4. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?
(a) 20 non-combatants.
(b) 50 non-combatants.
(c) 250 non-combatants.
(d) 100 non-combatants.

5. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are civilian-grade.
(b) They are painted flat black.
(c) They are modern.
(d) They are camouflaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?

2. Cocon is described as being which of the following?

3. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?

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

5. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?

(see the answer key)

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