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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 is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It is slick with blood.
(b) It is burning in places.
(c) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(d) It is lined with corpses.

2. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?
(a) A bad omen.
(b) The joy of a brief life.
(c) Something that reminds him of home.
(d) The pointlessness of struggle.

3. Tirette is best described as which of the following?
(a) A thug.
(b) A card-sharp.
(c) An actor.
(d) A joker.

4. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?
(a) "You would not believe me."
(b) "It is not worth telling."
(c) "They are fools."
(d) "There are too many of them."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Fouillade from?

2. In Chapter 15, one squad in the regiment is rumored to have made a meal out of what?

3. Cpl. Marchal serves with what military units?

4. How did Volpatte and Fouillade help Sgt. Sacerdote?

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

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