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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the purpose of the patrol that Lamuse, Barque, Biquet, and Eudore died on?
(a) To locate new supplies.
(b) To clear an area of mines.
(c) To find a German listening post.
(d) To clear out an international trench.

2. The men of the squad agree that support services should be performed by which of the following groups?
(a) The old and weak.
(b) Young men.
(c) Veterans.
(d) Women.

3. Why don't the men want to get drunk the night before returning to the trenches?
(a) They need to be alert.
(b) They don't want to be hungover.
(c) Drinking is forbidden in the ranks.
(d) Cpl. Bertrand is too strict.

4. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?
(a) They are necessary.
(b) It is a smart thing to do.
(c) They are unavoidable.
(d) Shirking is human nature.

5. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unique about the 5th battalion?

3. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?

4. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?

5. How do the narrator and the others find Bertrand's body?

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