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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He talks about his hometown.
(b) He drinks alone.
(c) He reads a newspaper.
(d) He showers in the rain.

3. Why were the executed veteran's accomplices sentenced to life in prison and not executed?
(a) They had no criminal record.
(b) They were volunteers, not draftees.
(c) They had wealthy families.
(d) They gave themselves up peacefully.

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

5. Overall, the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad are best described in what way?
(a) They are simple, normal men.
(b) They are timid cowards.
(c) They are soft-spoken heroes.
(d) They are eccentric ruffians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?

3. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?

4. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?

5. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?

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