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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the 5th battalion?
(a) They are optimistic.
(b) They are bloodthirsty and love close-combat.
(c) They are new recruits.
(d) They are lucky and avoided most fights.

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

3. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) The minotaur.
(c) Vulcan.
(d) The cyclops.

4. Who is Eudoxie?
(a) A refugee.
(b) An actress.
(c) A nurse.
(d) An officer's wife.

5. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?
(a) 50 non-combatants.
(b) 100 non-combatants.
(c) 20 non-combatants.
(d) 250 non-combatants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?

2. Where is Fouillade from?

3. What is the squad's duty at night?

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

5. How do the men respond when asked to describe life on the front?

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