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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eudoxie do when Lamuse announces his feelings to her?
(a) She is speechless.
(b) She is frightened, but accepting.
(c) She rejects him.
(d) She falls in love with him.

2. Cpl. Marchal has what relationship to the narrator?
(a) He saved the narrator's life.
(b) He is the narrator's commanding officer.
(c) He serves under the narrator.
(d) He is an old friend of the narrator's.

3. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It is lined with corpses.
(b) It is burning in places.
(c) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(d) It is slick with blood.

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

5. When Cpl. Marchal and the narrator meet, they discuss which of the following happening to their mutual friends?
(a) Promotion.
(b) Honorable discharge.
(c) Death by nerve gas.
(d) Death by bombardment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?

2. In Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?

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

4. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?

5. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the civilian's perceptions of the war differ from the soldier's experiences?

2. What is meant by the phrase that each poilu "carries his crowd along"?

3. Briefly summarize Cocon's description of the organization of the forces present near the railway station.

4. During his six-day leave, how much time is Eudore able to share with his wife?

5. How does the author feel about the speech of the characters in the book he is writing?

6. What unusual orders are given to the unit in Chapter 11?

7. What are Lamuse and the narrator's opinions about aircraft?

8. What obstacles do the French face during their assault on the German trench?

9. How prepared are the men for a gas attack?

10. In what way is Fouillade similar to the dog, Labri?

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