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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He drinks alone.
(b) He talks about his hometown.
(c) He reads a newspaper.
(d) He showers in the rain.

2. When Chapter 12 begins, how long has the squad been digging trenches?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One month.

3. Why does Labri refuse to eat?
(a) He doesn't like the men's food.
(b) He is well fed.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He doesn't like Fouillade.

4. How does the narrator feel about the trench completed in Chapter 12?
(a) He admires it's fine construction.
(b) He thinks it was poorly designed.
(c) He knows it will be destroyed by artillery.
(d) He thinks it is worthless.

5. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?
(a) An aid station.
(b) A railway platform.
(c) A large camp.
(d) A motor pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Farfadet "saved"?

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

3. What does the author call the useless things that the men carry with them?

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

5. Barque is described as being which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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