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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 Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?
(a) While he is in town.
(b) While he is sleeping.
(c) While he is at church.
(d) From noon to sunset.

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 small tin of tobacco.
(d) A box of matches.

3. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Sleeping under a roof.
(b) Eating at a table.
(c) Eating good food.
(d) The opportunity to bathe and shave.

4. Where does Volpatte overhear the gossip of the gentlemen at the depot?
(a) At a tavern in town.
(b) From the kitchen, where he is helping.
(c) In an officer's social hall.
(d) On the radio.

5. Why can Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin not cook their meat?
(a) There is no firewood.
(b) There is no cooking equipment.
(c) They have no way to light a fire.
(d) They are not allowed to start a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?

2. What do the two Moroccans want from the men?

3. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?

4. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?

5. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?

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