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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?
(a) He orders the men to dig trenches.
(b) He orders constant drills.
(c) He orders pointless maneuvers.
(d) He orders a morning parade.

2. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It is slick with blood.
(b) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(c) It is lined with corpses.
(d) It is burning in places.

3. Cpl. Bertrand is described as being which of the following?
(a) Courageous.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Insane.

4. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?
(a) He is an enlisted man.
(b) He is war-mucky.
(c) He is crude and vulgar.
(d) He is exceptionally rude to them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the newspaper claim about the state of affairs for the poilu?

2. Why were the executed veteran's accomplices sentenced to life in prison and not executed?

3. How is Farfadet "saved"?

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

5. What is Gauchin-l'Abbé?

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