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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soldier being carried by the Territorial stretcher-bearers was killed doing what?
(a) Trying to defect.
(b) Foraging for food.
(c) Looking for a souvenir German rifle.
(d) Returning to his unit.

2. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?
(a) A round of wine.
(b) That they will be sent into real combat.
(c) An issue of cigarettes.
(d) An extension of their leave.

3. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?
(a) They would be choked by the wounded men who are dying.
(b) They will all run red with blood.
(c) Only they could cleanse the depots.
(d) They cannot wash the battlefields clean.

4. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an international trench?

2. How does Pépin die?

3. Why does Joseph Mesnil go into "no man's land"?

4. What hazard do the men face even after they reach the relative safety of the heights?

5. What does a sapper do?

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