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

2. Where does Volpatte overhear the gossip of the gentlemen at the depot?
(a) In an officer's social hall.
(b) From the kitchen, where he is helping.
(c) At a tavern in town.
(d) On the radio.

3. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?
(a) They are civilians.
(b) There is no activity in Verdun.
(c) They are not armed.
(d) They are only exposed to danger once.

4. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?
(a) He is gathering flowers for her.
(b) He is arguing with her.
(c) He is stalking her.
(d) He is carrying her things.

5. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?
(a) He talks about his hometown.
(b) He reads a newspaper.
(c) He showers in the rain.
(d) He drinks alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?

3. Cpl. Marchal serves with what military units?

4. "Trench Tourists" refers to which of the following?

5. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Volpatte and Fouillade get lost?

2. Why does Eudore agree to take his five old friends with him when he goes to visit his wife?

3. How does the squad acquire room and board in Gauchin-l'Abbé?

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

5. What is the nature and duty of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

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

7. What is the attitude of the men towards the journalists?

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

9. Who was executed just before the events of Chapter 10, and why?

10. What members of the squad are wounded, die, or are discovered dead after the assault on Hill 119?

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