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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. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(b) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.
(c) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.
(d) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.

2. How is Farfadet "saved"?
(a) The mortar that lands near him is a dud.
(b) Eudoxie kisses him.
(c) He is sent to become a typist.
(d) He is baptized in the church.

3. Where is Fouillade from?
(a) Paris.
(b) Alsace Lorraine.
(c) Normandy.
(d) The Mediterranean.

4. In Chapter 3, how long do the soldiers have before they get sent back to the front?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) One day.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five days.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?

3. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

4. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?

5. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general psychological state of the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

2. How do Blaire and the others blunder into German lines while searching for matches?

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

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

5. Where do the men go when the bombardment gets worse? What happens when they get there?

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

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

8. How does Poterloo sneak behind enemy lines?

9. What is Poterloo's mental state when he and the narrator discover the remains of Souchez?

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

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