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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 type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A small school.
(c) A café.
(d) An inn.

2. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?
(a) He was once arrested for drunkenness as a civilian.
(b) He once assaulted a police officer.
(c) He was a decorated war hero.
(d) He served in the foreign legion.

3. Why can Eudore's five friends not make it to their real destination?
(a) It turned into an army depot.
(b) It has been leveled by artillery.
(c) It is a war-zone.
(d) The road washed out.

4. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?
(a) A medical squad.
(b) A reserve squad.
(c) An engineering squad.
(d) A front-line squad.

5. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Eating at a table.
(b) Eating good food.
(c) The opportunity to bathe and shave.
(d) Sleeping under a roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

2. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?

3. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the narrator dream of?

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