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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chapter 12 begins, how long has the squad been digging trenches?
(a) One month.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two months.

2. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) The squad's man of figures.
(b) A renaissance man.
(c) The squad's lance corporal.
(d) A stern sergeant.

3. What does Mariette give to Eudore before he leaves?
(a) A stack of letters for him.
(b) A box of cigars.
(c) Ham, bread, and wine.
(d) A picture of her.

4. Why don't the men want to get drunk the night before returning to the trenches?
(a) They don't want to be hungover.
(b) Cpl. Bertrand is too strict.
(c) They need to be alert.
(d) Drinking is forbidden in the ranks.

5. Why does Cpl. Bertrand wake the narrator at 2 a.m.?
(a) To help bury bodies.
(b) For guard duty.
(c) To search for a body.
(d) To talk with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?

2. What kind of meat have Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin acquired when Chapter 18 opens?

3. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?

4. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 22, how many men from Bertrad's squad survive?

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