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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. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are modern.
(b) They are civilian-grade.
(c) They are painted flat black.
(d) They are camouflaged.

2. What does Mariette give to Eudore before he leaves?
(a) Ham, bread, and wine.
(b) A box of cigars.
(c) A picture of her.
(d) A stack of letters for him.

3. What is the squad's duty at night?
(a) To carry ammunition to the front.
(b) To build emergency earthworks.
(c) To escort the wounded to the rear.
(d) To man a sentry post.

4. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He was awarded a medal.
(c) He is being sent to the rear as a typist.
(d) He recently became a father.

5. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?
(a) An extension of their leave.
(b) A round of wine.
(c) An issue of cigarettes.
(d) That they will be sent into real combat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barque is described as being which of the following?

2. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?

3. What do the narrator and Poterloo do with the three Germans they come across while on their way to Sauchez?

4. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

5. When Cpl. Marchal and the narrator meet, they discuss which of the following happening to their mutual friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Volpatte and Fouillade do between the time they are sent to the shell-hole and the time they are found by their unit?

2. Who was executed just before the events of Chapter 10, and why?

3. What is the attitude of the men towards the journalists?

4. How do the invalids in the sanatorium learn of the war?

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

6. What are some of the reasons that the men at the depot use to explain why they are not fighting?

7. What religious references does the narrator make while escorting Joseph to safety?

8. What is Volpatte's opinion of the phrase, "If we do return"?

9. How do the men feel about the things they carry?

10. How much do the men seem to know about different kinds of weapons and artillery?

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