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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 falls in love with him.
(d) She rejects him.

2. Who bargains with the civilian woman for space to sleep and eat?
(a) Fouillade.
(b) Eudoxie.
(c) Lamuse.
(d) The narrator.

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

4. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?
(a) Millions.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) More than there are men on the front.

5. Why was the veteran executed just prior to the events of Chapter 10?
(a) He killed a civilian.
(b) He was caught stealing from an officer.
(c) He was trying to avoid going back to the front.
(d) He fled from the enemy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?

4. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the nature and duty of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

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

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

5. What is the "feast of the survivors"?

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

7. How adequate are the rations and wages issued to the men?

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

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

10. What does Volpatte do at the depot after recovering from his injuries?

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