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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. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?
(a) The heroic loafer.
(b) The quiet comedian.
(c) The bloodthirsty coward.
(d) The foolish intellectual.

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

3. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?
(a) Spain.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Italy.
(d) Paris.

4. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?
(a) A large camp.
(b) A railway platform.
(c) A motor pool.
(d) An aid station.

5. Why do the men agree that being unluckily killed or luckily staying alive are not the same thing?
(a) Everyone died eventually.
(b) Death lasts a long time.
(c) One is more likely than the other.
(d) Staying alive feels better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?

2. What is Tirloir's nickname?

3. The soldier being carried by the Territorial stretcher-bearers was killed doing what?

4. Where is Fouillade from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the encounter that the narrator and Paradis have with the four German soldiers.

5. What do the soldiers believe about fraternity, liberty, and equality?

6. What do the men of the squad think about the shirkers?

7. How do Volpatte and Fouillade get lost?

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

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

10. How has the squad been reduced in numbers when Chapter 20 opens?

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