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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men respond when asked to describe life on the front?
(a) They lie, underplaying its horrors.
(b) They make up heroic stories about themselves.
(c) They describe the situation honestly.
(d) They embellish its hardships.

2. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are camouflaged.
(b) They are civilian-grade.
(c) They are modern.
(d) They are painted flat black.

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

4. Barque is described as being which of the following?
(a) A trickster.
(b) A leader.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A sage.

5. How does the narrator feel about the trench completed in Chapter 12?
(a) He admires it's fine construction.
(b) He thinks it was poorly designed.
(c) He knows it will be destroyed by artillery.
(d) He thinks it is worthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?

2. The Marist brother, mentioned early in the book, is seen serving what role in the hospital?

3. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?

4. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?

5. What do the men of the squad think of Volpatte?

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