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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. Cpl. Bertrand is described as being which of the following?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Insane.

2. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?
(a) An old fortress.
(b) A collapsing barn.
(c) A lone tavern.
(d) An abandoned estate.

3. Why does Labri refuse to eat?
(a) He is well fed.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He doesn't like Fouillade.
(d) He doesn't like the men's food.

4. Why were the executed veteran's accomplices sentenced to life in prison and not executed?
(a) They had no criminal record.
(b) They were volunteers, not draftees.
(c) They gave themselves up peacefully.
(d) They had wealthy families.

5. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is violently ill.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He is wrapped in bloody bandages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Volpatte overhear the gossip of the gentlemen at the depot?

2. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?

3. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?

4. Cpl. Marchal has what relationship to the narrator?

5. What is Labri?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the German in the refuge say and wonder about God?

3. How does Volpatte regard his wound? How do the other men regard it?

4. What are some of the predictions made by the invalids?

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

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

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

8. What do the survivors of Bertrand's squad do while on leave?

9. What are the men's hopes and fears as their last day of leave approaches?

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

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