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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of meat have Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin acquired when Chapter 18 opens?
(a) Pig.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dog.

3. The "Moroccan Division" is admired for what?
(a) They are ferocious fighters.
(b) They choose where they fight.
(c) They are popular in the media.
(d) They have a charismatic leader.

4. How are Volpatte and Fouillade's positions discovered?
(a) The 204th stumbles across them.
(b) They use a signaling mirror.
(c) They sing loudly.
(d) They send up a flare.

5. Why does Barque suggest that the author might have the characters in his book use "big words" instead of speaking naturally?
(a) To gloss over the ugliness of war.
(b) To make the book more sophisticated.
(c) To make them seem like better people.
(d) To avoid censorship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?

2. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?

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

4. How does Lamuse find Eudoxie's corpse?

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

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