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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?
(a) They want to know what he's hiding.
(b) They are eager for any story from outside the trenches.
(c) They are curious about the brigade headquarters.
(d) They know he should not hold his anger in.

2. Why can Eudore's five friends not make it to their real destination?
(a) It has been leveled by artillery.
(b) The road washed out.
(c) It is a war-zone.
(d) It turned into an army depot.

3. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?
(a) Groups of spies.
(b) Shelters.
(c) Forward trenches.
(d) Special artillery shells.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?

2. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

3. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?

4. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?

5. How do the men prevent their cleaned rifles from being stolen by lazy or dishonest soldiers?

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