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

2. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?
(a) Vulcan.
(b) The minotaur.
(c) The cyclops.
(d) Odysseus.

3. Why do the men agree that being unluckily killed or luckily staying alive are not the same thing?
(a) Staying alive feels better.
(b) Everyone died eventually.
(c) One is more likely than the other.
(d) Death lasts a long time.

4. Who is Eudoxie?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A refugee.
(c) An officer's wife.
(d) An actress.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tirloir's nickname?

3. The men of the squad agree that support services should be performed by which of the following groups?

4. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?

5. Where do the events of the first chapter take place?

(see the answer key)

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