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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "Territorials" are noted for what unusual quality?
(a) They are too young for regular duty.
(b) They are foreigners.
(c) They are former criminals.
(d) They are old men.

2. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?
(a) Generals.
(b) Inmates in a prison.
(c) The ghosts of dead soldiers.
(d) Invalids in a sanatorium.

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

4. The "Moroccan Division" is admired for what?
(a) They have a charismatic leader.
(b) They are ferocious fighters.
(c) They choose where they fight.
(d) They are popular in the media.

5. What is Gauchin-l'Abbé?
(a) A university.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A church.
(d) A village.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?

2. What is Tirloir's nickname?

3. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

4. According to the media, what is the state of the war?

5. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?

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