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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tirette is best described as which of the following?
(a) A card-sharp.
(b) A joker.
(c) An actor.
(d) A thug.

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

3. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He immediately writes back to console her.
(c) He is totally unphased.
(d) He is worried.

4. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?
(a) 250 non-combatants.
(b) 20 non-combatants.
(c) 100 non-combatants.
(d) 50 non-combatants.

5. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?
(a) Barque.
(b) Bertrand.
(c) Marchal.
(d) Farfadet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Barque is described as being which of the following?

3. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?

4. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?

5. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?

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