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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 22, how many men from Bertrad's squad survive?
(a) Ten men survive.
(b) Twelve men survive.
(c) Six men survive.
(d) Three men survive.

3. What is an international trench?
(a) A trench with parts occupied by opposing forces.
(b) A trench built in no-man's land.
(c) A trench built by multiple allied nations.
(d) A trench containing troops from different allied nations.

4. What do the men think is the best way to augment their meager wages?
(a) By being friends with the quartermaster.
(b) By seeking promotions.
(c) By stealing.
(d) By bartering with other squads.

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

6. What does Paradis do for the old woman that he and the narrator find at the farmhouse?
(a) He polishes a pair of boots for her.
(b) He helps her repair a hole in her roof.
(c) He gathers firewood for her.
(d) He shares his food with her.

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

8. Why can Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin not cook their meat?
(a) They are not allowed to start a fire.
(b) They have no way to light a fire.
(c) There is no cooking equipment.
(d) There is no firewood.

9. Who is the "weasel-faced ancient at Gauchin" from the newspaper story?
(a) The Commandant.
(b) The Marist brother.
(c) Cpl. Bertrand.
(d) The old treasure hunting man the squad met earlier.

10. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the narrator dream of?
(a) The front.
(b) The chickens in Gauchin-l'Abbé.
(c) A great, unknown light.
(d) His hometown.

11. What other bloody battle does the narrator recall while escorting Joseph to safety?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Verdun.
(c) Benthoval Wood.
(d) The Ardennes.

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

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) The instant they leave their trench.
(d) When they enter the international trench.

14. How does Lamuse react to seeing Eudoxie's body?
(a) He hugs her.
(b) He immediately breaks down in shock.
(c) He vomits.
(d) He flies into a rage.

15. How do the narrator and the others find Bertrand's body?
(a) In several pieces.
(b) Stretched out like a cross.
(c) Partially severed at the waist.
(d) Grotesquely bloated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Joseph Mesnil injured?

2. The narrator describes the field of corpses being processed as being like which of the following?

3. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?

4. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does Triloir share with the rest of the squad?

5. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?

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