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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think is the best way to augment their meager wages?
(a) By bartering with other squads.
(b) By being friends with the quartermaster.
(c) By stealing.
(d) By seeking promotions.

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?
(a) Half of his dry ration.
(b) A box of matches.
(c) An egg.
(d) A small tin of tobacco.

3. What irritates the men the most about the shirkers?
(a) They wear their uniforms in the safety of the city.
(b) They brag of their exploits.
(c) They try to act like comrades to real soldiers.
(d) They have better wages.

4. How did Volpatte and Fouillade help Sgt. Sacerdote?
(a) They aid him in a small raid.
(b) They drag him out of the German field of fire.
(c) They tend his wounds.
(d) They help him recover from shell shock.

5. The Marist brother, mentioned early in the book, is seen serving what role in the hospital?
(a) Guard.
(b) Quartermaster.
(c) Chaplain.
(d) Red Cross sergeant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Volpatte shares the first part of his story just after the squad finishes what type of duty?

3. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?

4. Overall, the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad are best described in what way?

5. How do the narrator and the others find Bertrand's body?

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