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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Volpatte shares the first part of his story just after the squad finishes what type of duty?
(a) Rebuilding a road.
(b) Creating a large dirt pallisade.
(c) Digging a deep trench.
(d) Patrolling a forested area.

2. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Morocco.

3. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

4. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?
(a) She can actually speak and understand French.
(b) She is a spy.
(c) She is following him.
(d) She is hopelessly in love with him.

5. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?
(a) More than there are men on the front.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Millions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?

2. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?

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

4. How is Farfadet "saved"?

5. Where does Volpatte overhear the gossip of the gentlemen at the depot?

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