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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. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?
(a) Generals.
(b) Inmates in a prison.
(c) Invalids in a sanatorium.
(d) The ghosts of dead soldiers.

2. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?
(a) The pointlessness of struggle.
(b) Something that reminds him of home.
(c) A bad omen.
(d) The joy of a brief life.

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

4. How are Volpatte and Fouillade lost?
(a) They are captured, but manage to escape.
(b) They get drunk and wander off.
(c) They are separated during an attack.
(d) They are reassigned and then forgotten.

5. When Chapter 12 begins, how long has the squad been digging trenches?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?

2. According to the men, what is the attitude of the army towards plundering civilians?

3. What is Lamuse's opinion of aircraft?

4. The "Territorials" are noted for what unusual quality?

5. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?

Short Essay Questions

1. How prepared are the men for a gas attack?

2. Where is Fouillade from, and what is his hometown like?

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

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

5. What are the preparations for the offensive on the French side?

6. How does Poterloo sneak behind enemy lines?

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

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

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

10. What happened to Joseph's brother, and how is his body found?

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