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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Fouillade from?
(a) Alsace Lorraine.
(b) Normandy.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) Paris.

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

3. What does Eudoxie do when Lamuse announces his feelings to her?
(a) She rejects him.
(b) She is speechless.
(c) She is frightened, but accepting.
(d) She falls in love with him.

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

5. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?
(a) An engineering squad.
(b) A reserve squad.
(c) A medical squad.
(d) A front-line squad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, what opinion do the soldiers have of the local women?

2. When Chapter 2 opens, how long has the war been going on?

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

4. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

5. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?

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