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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 is Labri?
(a) A thieving racoon.
(b) A goat.
(c) A cat.
(d) A sheep dog.

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

3. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is worried.
(c) He is totally unphased.
(d) He immediately writes back to console her.

4. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?
(a) High command is unhappy with their part of the front.
(b) They will be placed on leave.
(c) An offensive will soon begin.
(d) An attack by the enemy is expected.

5. What is Tirloir's nickname?
(a) The grumbler.
(b) Lock and stock.
(c) Old boots.
(d) Brass tacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?

2. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?

3. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?

4. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the refuge is shelled by artillery?

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

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

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

6. How do Volpatte and Fouillade get lost?

7. How do the men first meet Eudoxie, and what is Lamuse doing when they do?

8. What are Lamuse and the narrator's opinions about aircraft?

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

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

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