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

2. Where do the events of the first chapter take place?
(a) In Greece.
(b) In the Alps.
(c) On the French-German border.
(d) In Paris.

3. Who is Eudoxie?
(a) An officer's wife.
(b) An actress.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A refugee.

4. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are painted flat black.
(b) They are modern.
(c) They are civilian-grade.
(d) They are camouflaged.

5. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?
(a) He recently became a father.
(b) He is getting married.
(c) He is being sent to the rear as a typist.
(d) He was awarded a medal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Labri refuse to eat?

4. What is Tirloir's nickname?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the invalids in the sanatorium learn of the war?

5. How does Poterloo sneak behind enemy lines?

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

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

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

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

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

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