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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cpl. Marchal has what relationship to the narrator?
(a) He saved the narrator's life.
(b) He is the narrator's commanding officer.
(c) He is an old friend of the narrator's.
(d) He serves under the narrator.

2. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.
(b) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.
(c) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(d) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.

3. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?
(a) He is arguing with her.
(b) He is gathering flowers for her.
(c) He is stalking her.
(d) He is carrying her things.

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

5. Cpl. Marchal serves with what military units?
(a) The Republican Guard engineering brigade.
(b) The Moroccan Division.
(c) The 154th rifles.
(d) The 5th and 6th battalions.

6. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?
(a) An old fortress.
(b) A lone tavern.
(c) A collapsing barn.
(d) An abandoned estate.

7. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?
(a) Paris.
(b) Spain.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Italy.

8. Where is Fouillade from?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) Alsace Lorraine.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Paris.

9. When Chapter 2 opens, how long has the war been going on?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) 22 days.
(d) 15 months.

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

11. Who bargains with the civilian woman for space to sleep and eat?
(a) Lamuse.
(b) Fouillade.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Eudoxie.

12. In general, what opinion do the soldiers have of the local women?
(a) They cook poorly.
(b) They are friendly.
(c) They are prudish.
(d) They are ugly.

13. The "Moroccan Division" is admired for what?
(a) They are popular in the media.
(b) They are ferocious fighters.
(c) They have a charismatic leader.
(d) They choose where they fight.

14. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?
(a) They will be placed on leave.
(b) An attack by the enemy is expected.
(c) High command is unhappy with their part of the front.
(d) An offensive will soon begin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gauchin-l'Abbé?

2. How did Volpatte and Fouillade help Sgt. Sacerdote?

3. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?

4. Tirette is best described as which of the following?

5. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?

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