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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Volpatte and Fouillade's positions discovered?
(a) They send up a flare.
(b) They sing loudly.
(c) The 204th stumbles across them.
(d) They use a signaling mirror.

2. Where does the narrator meet with Cpl. Marchal?
(a) The Ardennes.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Alleux Wood.
(d) Paris.

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

4. According to the men, what is the attitude of the army towards plundering civilians?
(a) The army is unaware of them.
(b) The army is cracking down on them.
(c) The army is ignoring them.
(d) The army is willing to purchase supplies from them.

5. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are painted flat black.
(b) They are civilian-grade.
(c) They are camouflaged.
(d) They are modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the squad's duty at night?

2. In general, what opinion do the soldiers have of the local women?

3. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?

4. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?

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

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