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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Foreign Legionnaire try to give to his comrade?
(a) His identity papers.
(b) His medals.
(c) A flask of brandy.
(d) A photo of his wife.

2. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does Triloir share with the rest of the squad?
(a) A pack of crackers.
(b) A petrol lighter.
(c) A roasted chicken.
(d) A flask of whisky.

3. The newspaper story says that which of the following was turned up when a civilian's yard was bombed?
(a) German spies.
(b) An old graveyard.
(c) An illegal wine cellar.
(d) A treasure chest.

4. What was the purpose of the patrol that Lamuse, Barque, Biquet, and Eudore died on?
(a) To find a German listening post.
(b) To clear out an international trench.
(c) To locate new supplies.
(d) To clear an area of mines.

5. What is unique about the 5th battalion?
(a) They are bloodthirsty and love close-combat.
(b) They are new recruits.
(c) They are lucky and avoided most fights.
(d) They are optimistic.

6. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?
(a) The first watch.
(b) Place in the food line.
(c) Sleeping space.
(d) Tobacco.

7. The German in the refuge served as which of the following?
(a) An aviator.
(b) A sapper.
(c) A sniper.
(d) An officer.

8. What biblical location does the narrator allude to as he carries Joseph to safety?
(a) Calvary.
(b) Gehenna.
(c) Golgotha.
(d) Gethsemane.

9. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?
(a) 16.
(b) 47 villages.
(c) 3.
(d) 29.

10. What injuries has Farfadet sustained when the narrator meets him at the refuge?
(a) He lost both legs.
(b) He lost both arms.
(c) He lost one eye, the other is bandaged.
(d) He suffered burns by chemical gas.

11. What does Volpatte repeat as he charges into the machine gun fire?
(a) "Let's go."
(b) "Alright."
(c) "Hurry up."
(d) "Don't worry."

12. What does the German say about the religious services of both sides?
(a) They are different.
(b) They are pointless.
(c) They are the same.
(d) They are both hypocritical.

13. During the offensive, when does the squad come under fire?
(a) When they cross the barbed-wire.
(b) As soon as they descend the slope.
(c) When they enter the international trench.
(d) The instant they leave their trench.

14. How is Joseph Mesnil injured?
(a) He is killed in close combat.
(b) He intentionally runs into machine gun fire after the battle is over.
(c) A sniper shoots him after he takes out a machine gun.
(d) One of his grenades explodes early.

15. What interests Volpatte the most while the men are on leave?
(a) Clothing.
(b) The theater.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Pastries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lamuse react to seeing Eudoxie's body?

2. What do the men take from the German sentry they kill?

3. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?

4. What does Paradis do for the old woman that he and the narrator find at the farmhouse?

5. How does Lamuse return to the trench after helping the sappers?

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