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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The "Territorials" are noted for what unusual quality?
(a) They are foreigners.
(b) They are former criminals.
(c) They are too young for regular duty.
(d) They are old men.

4. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He showers in the rain.
(b) He reads a newspaper.
(c) He drinks alone.
(d) He talks about his hometown.

5. Why do the men agree that being unluckily killed or luckily staying alive are not the same thing?
(a) Everyone died eventually.
(b) Death lasts a long time.
(c) Staying alive feels better.
(d) One is more likely than the other.

6. Why were the executed veteran's accomplices sentenced to life in prison and not executed?
(a) They had wealthy families.
(b) They had no criminal record.
(c) They were volunteers, not draftees.
(d) They gave themselves up peacefully.

7. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?
(a) Four corps.
(b) Seven corps.
(c) Two corps.
(d) Ten corps.

8. Why does Labri refuse to eat?
(a) He is well fed.
(b) He doesn't like Fouillade.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He doesn't like the men's food.

9. 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.

10. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?
(a) "It is not worth telling."
(b) "You would not believe me."
(c) "There are too many of them."
(d) "They are fools."

11. According to the media, what is the state of the war?
(a) The war is being lost.
(b) A swift victory is expected.
(c) A victory is impossible.
(d) Slow progress is made.

12. What does Eudoxie do when Lamuse announces his feelings to her?
(a) She falls in love with him.
(b) She rejects him.
(c) She is frightened, but accepting.
(d) She is speechless.

13. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) A renaissance man.
(b) A stern sergeant.
(c) The squad's lance corporal.
(d) The squad's man of figures.

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

15. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?
(a) A café.
(b) A saloon.
(c) A small school.
(d) An inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?

2. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?

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

4. Who is Eudoxie?

5. What is Tirloir's nickname?

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