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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are Volpatte and Fouillade lost?
(a) They are separated during an attack.
(b) They get drunk and wander off.
(c) They are captured, but manage to escape.
(d) They are reassigned and then forgotten.

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

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

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

6. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Sleeping under a roof.
(b) Eating at a table.
(c) Eating good food.
(d) The opportunity to bathe and shave.

7. What is Labri?
(a) A thieving racoon.
(b) A cat.
(c) A sheep dog.
(d) A goat.

8. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?
(a) He was once arrested for drunkenness as a civilian.
(b) He was a decorated war hero.
(c) He served in the foreign legion.
(d) He once assaulted a police officer.

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

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

11. Cpl. Bertrand is described as being which of the following?
(a) Insane.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Argumentative.
(d) Courageous.

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

13. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?
(a) 4 corps.
(b) 104 corps.
(c) 12 corps.
(d) 39 corps.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the veteran executed just prior to the events of Chapter 10?

2. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?

3. How is Farfadet "saved"?

4. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

5. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?

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