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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 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.

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?
(a) An egg.
(b) Half of his dry ration.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) A small tin of tobacco.

3. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?
(a) There is no activity in Verdun.
(b) They are not armed.
(c) They are only exposed to danger once.
(d) They are civilians.

4. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.
(b) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.
(c) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(d) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.

5. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?
(a) The first watch.
(b) Place in the food line.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Sleeping space.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?

2. "Trench Tourists" refers to which of the following?

3. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?

4. What do the men of the squad think of Volpatte?

5. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?

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