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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Farfadet "saved"?
(a) He is sent to become a typist.
(b) Eudoxie kisses him.
(c) The mortar that lands near him is a dud.
(d) He is baptized in the church.

2. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?
(a) He is insane.
(b) He is wrapped in bloody bandages.
(c) He is violently ill.
(d) He is dead.

3. Barque is described as being which of the following?
(a) A trickster.
(b) A leader.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A sage.

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

5. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He was awarded a medal.
(c) He is being sent to the rear as a typist.
(d) He recently became a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator meet with Cpl. Marchal?

2. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?

3. How are Volpatte and Fouillade's positions discovered?

4. Which soldier besides Lamuse believes the Eudoxie is infatuated with him?

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

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