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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Eudore's five friends not make it to their real destination?
(a) It has been leveled by artillery.
(b) The road washed out.
(c) It is a war-zone.
(d) It turned into an army depot.

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

3. Which soldier besides Lamuse believes the Eudoxie is infatuated with him?
(a) Volpatte.
(b) Blair.
(c) Paradis.
(d) Farfadet.

4. During the offensive, when does the squad come under fire?
(a) As soon as they descend the slope.
(b) When they cross the barbed-wire.
(c) When they enter the international trench.
(d) The instant they leave their trench.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

3. How does the narrator feel about the trench completed in Chapter 12?

4. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?

5. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?

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