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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) To the Ardennes.
(b) To the front.
(c) To Egypt.
(d) To the reserves area.

2. What is unusual about the trench that the men hide in?
(a) It is German.
(b) It is unfinished.
(c) It is clean.
(d) It is deep.

3. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?
(a) Two corps.
(b) Four corps.
(c) Ten corps.
(d) Seven corps.

4. What biblical location does the narrator allude to as he carries Joseph to safety?
(a) Calvary.
(b) Golgotha.
(c) Gethsemane.
(d) Gehenna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, the squad learns that they are headed where?

2. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?

3. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?

4. What does Paradis do for the old woman that he and the narrator find at the farmhouse?

5. When Chapter 12 begins, how long has the squad been digging trenches?

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