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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?
(a) Face machine gun fire.
(b) Encounter a tank.
(c) Experience poison gas.
(d) Charge into an enemy trench.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?
(a) She can actually speak and understand French.
(b) She is a spy.
(c) She is following him.
(d) She is hopelessly in love with him.

6. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?
(a) The quiet comedian.
(b) The bloodthirsty coward.
(c) The foolish intellectual.
(d) The heroic loafer.

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

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

9. Where does the narrator meet with Cpl. Marchal?
(a) Versailles.
(b) The Ardennes.
(c) Alleux Wood.
(d) Paris.

10. In Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?
(a) While he is in town.
(b) While he is at church.
(c) From noon to sunset.
(d) While he is sleeping.

11. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It is burning in places.
(b) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(c) It is lined with corpses.
(d) It is slick with blood.

12. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

13. Which soldier besides Lamuse believes the Eudoxie is infatuated with him?
(a) Volpatte.
(b) Blair.
(c) Farfadet.
(d) Paradis.

14. In Chapter 3, how long do the soldiers have before they get sent back to the front?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) One day.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five days.

15. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?
(a) Shirking is human nature.
(b) It is a smart thing to do.
(c) They are necessary.
(d) They are unavoidable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

3. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?

4. Why does Labri refuse to eat?

5. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?

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