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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?
(a) The police.
(b) The civilians.
(c) The medical staff.
(d) The English enlisted men.

3. Why does Joseph Mesnil go into "no man's land"?
(a) To search for his brother.
(b) Because he is drunk.
(c) To find a German rifle.
(d) Because he wants to die.

4. What is unique about the 5th battalion?
(a) They are lucky and avoided most fights.
(b) They are optimistic.
(c) They are bloodthirsty and love close-combat.
(d) They are new recruits.

5. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?
(a) Squadmates.
(b) Trophies, keepsakes, and knickknacks.
(c) Lice, tics, and other bugs.
(d) Photographs of family and friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why don't the men want to get drunk the night before returning to the trenches?

3. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?

4. What do the men of the squad think of Volpatte?

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

(see the answer key)

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