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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Eudoxie?
(a) A refugee.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An actress.
(d) An officer's wife.

2. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.
(b) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.
(c) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(d) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.

3. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) A renaissance man.
(b) The squad's lance corporal.
(c) The squad's man of figures.
(d) A stern sergeant.

4. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?
(a) He is exceptionally rude to them.
(b) He is an enlisted man.
(c) He is war-mucky.
(d) He is crude and vulgar.

5. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?
(a) The men disagree with him about the war.
(b) The men make fun of his advanced age.
(c) One of the men tries to cheat him.
(d) The men find his philosophy amusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad are best described in what way?

2. The men of the squad agree that support services should be performed by which of the following groups?

3. Tirette is best described as which of the following?

4. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?

5. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?

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