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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?
(a) He orders a morning parade.
(b) He orders pointless maneuvers.
(c) He orders the men to dig trenches.
(d) He orders constant drills.

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

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

5. Overall, how do the men feel about the things they carry with them?
(a) They take great care in the selection and arrangement of carried items.
(b) They don't seem to care at all.
(c) They carry only what their officers force them to.
(d) They resent almost everything they have to carry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the newspaper claim about the state of affairs for the poilu?

2. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?

3. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?

4. "Trench Tourists" refers to which of the following?

5. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?

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