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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are painted flat black.
(b) They are modern.
(c) They are civilian-grade.
(d) They are camouflaged.

2. What is Labri?
(a) A goat.
(b) A thieving racoon.
(c) A sheep dog.
(d) A cat.

3. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) To Egypt.
(b) To the front.
(c) To the Ardennes.
(d) To the reserves area.

4. How does Lamuse return to the trench after helping the sappers?
(a) He is escorted back by military police.
(b) He wanders back, as if by accident.
(c) He runs back, yelling hysterically.
(d) He slinks in, totally depressed.

5. According to the media, what is the state of the war?
(a) Slow progress is made.
(b) The war is being lost.
(c) A swift victory is expected.
(d) A victory is impossible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does Triloir share with the rest of the squad?

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

4. How are Volpatte and Fouillade's positions discovered?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the narrator dream of?

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