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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 the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Telling anecdotes.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Playing cards.

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

3. According to the media, what is the state of the war?
(a) Slow progress is made.
(b) The war is being lost.
(c) A victory is impossible.
(d) A swift victory is expected.

4. Cpl. Bertrand is described as being which of the following?
(a) Argumentative.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Insane.

5. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?
(a) A lone tavern.
(b) A collapsing barn.
(c) An abandoned estate.
(d) An old fortress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?

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

5. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author feel about the speech of the characters in the book he is writing?

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

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

5. How do the men feel about their "treasures"?

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

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

8. How do the civilian's perceptions of the war differ from the soldier's experiences?

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

10. What do the soldiers think about people touting the fine and admirable side of war?

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