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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. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Eating good food.
(b) The opportunity to bathe and shave.
(c) Eating at a table.
(d) Sleeping under a roof.

2. Volpatte's compatriots oppose him when he criticizes what group?
(a) The medical staff.
(b) The civilians.
(c) The police.
(d) The English enlisted men.

3. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

4. In general, what opinion do the soldiers have of the local women?
(a) They are ugly.
(b) They are friendly.
(c) They are prudish.
(d) They cook poorly.

5. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He showers in the rain.
(b) He drinks alone.
(c) He talks about his hometown.
(d) He reads a newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?

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

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

4. When Chapter 2 opens, how long has the war been going on?

5. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, what is important about the men writing letters home?

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

3. In Chapter 1, how do the men know that an offensive is imminent?

4. What is the condition of most of the soldiers the morning after the bombardment?

5. Why does Eudore agree to take his five old friends with him when he goes to visit his wife?

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

7. How does Paradis's mood change throughout Chapter 16?

8. Describe the conditions in which the squad digs the trench in Chapter 23.

9. What do most of the wounded in the refuge think about God?

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

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