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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, one squad in the regiment is rumored to have made a meal out of what?
(a) A stray cat.
(b) Crows.
(c) Rats.
(d) Labri.

2. How does Lamuse find Eudoxie's corpse?
(a) He finds her unburied, in a grave.
(b) Her body is exhumed by the digging.
(c) He sees her body being carried on a stretcher.
(d) She is brought into a depot, dead.

3. Near the last stretch of his journey to bring the wounded Joseph to safety, the narrator encounters a wounded man that he compares to which of the following?
(a) A pool of misery.
(b) A screaming tree.
(c) A poorly butchered animal.
(d) A writhing mess.

4. How do the men respond when asked to describe life on the front?
(a) They lie, underplaying its horrors.
(b) They embellish its hardships.
(c) They make up heroic stories about themselves.
(d) They describe the situation honestly.

5. What do the two Moroccans want from the men?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Directions.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Food.

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

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

8. What do Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin do in order to find a way to cook the meat?
(a) Blaire tries to get help from another regiment.
(b) Pépin tries to improvise.
(c) They send Volpatte to complain to Cpl. Bertrand.
(d) Poupardin leads them in foraging.

9. How long does Joseph wait before receiving aid at the refuge?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Thirty minutes.

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

11. Where are the survivors of Bertrand's squad sent for their leave?
(a) Paris.
(b) Calais.
(c) Strasbourg.
(d) Le Havre.

12. What do the men take from the German sentry they kill?
(a) Rations.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Matches.
(d) His helmet.

13. How do the men prevent their cleaned rifles from being stolen by lazy or dishonest soldiers?
(a) They sleep with their rifles under them.
(b) They keep watch in pairs.
(c) They put an identifying mark on them.
(d) They disassemble the rifles.

14. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?
(a) Trophies, keepsakes, and knickknacks.
(b) Photographs of family and friends.
(c) Squadmates.
(d) Lice, tics, and other bugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hazard do the men face even after they reach the relative safety of the heights?

2. Why can Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin not cook their meat?

3. While on leave, the men see a poster in a store's window display which depicts which of the following?

4. What is unique about the 5th battalion?

5. How is the refuge destroyed?

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