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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joseph Mesnil go into "no man's land"?
(a) Because he wants to die.
(b) To search for his brother.
(c) Because he is drunk.
(d) To find a German rifle.

2. What does the German demand of God?
(a) The he spare the men in the refuge their pain.
(b) That he stop the shells.
(c) That he end his life.
(d) That he reveal his true name.

3. What do the men of the squad think of Volpatte?
(a) They think he is crazy.
(b) They resent his status.
(c) They all look up to him.
(d) They are jealous of his charmed life.

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

5. 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.

6. How is the Marist brother killed?
(a) By an artillery shell.
(b) By an insane patient.
(c) By a sniper.
(d) By the gunfire of approaching Germans.

7. What does Bertrand say about prophecies?
(a) He despises them.
(b) He doubts them, but always sees them come true.
(c) He once kidded about believing in them.
(d) He fervently believes in them.

8. What kind of meat have Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin acquired when Chapter 18 opens?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Dog.
(c) Horse.
(d) Pig.

9. Overall, how do the men feel about the things they carry with them?
(a) They take great care in the selection and arrangement of carried items.
(b) They resent almost everything they have to carry.
(c) They don't seem to care at all.
(d) They carry only what their officers force them to.

10. What is the author's opinion about what the characters will say in his book?
(a) He never thought about it.
(b) He is worried about getting the tone right.
(c) He doesn't think it is important.
(d) He hates not being allowed to accurately portray soldiers.

11. Why does Cpl. Bertrand wake the narrator at 2 a.m.?
(a) To help bury bodies.
(b) To talk with him.
(c) For guard duty.
(d) To search for a body.

12. What hazard do the men face even after they reach the relative safety of the heights?
(a) Machine gun fire.
(b) Barrage fire.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Artillery.

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

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

15. The Marist brother, mentioned early in the book, is seen serving what role in the hospital?
(a) Guard.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) Red Cross sergeant.
(d) Quartermaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Barque suggest that the author might have the characters in his book use "big words" instead of speaking naturally?

2. How long does Joseph wait before receiving aid at the refuge?

3. What do the men think is the best way to augment their meager wages?

4. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?

5. What does Cocon calculate about the squad?

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