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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. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Eating good food.
(b) Sleeping under a roof.
(c) Eating at a table.
(d) The opportunity to bathe and shave.

2. The soldier being carried by the Territorial stretcher-bearers was killed doing what?
(a) Foraging for food.
(b) Returning to his unit.
(c) Trying to defect.
(d) Looking for a souvenir German rifle.

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

4. The "Territorials" are noted for what unusual quality?
(a) They are former criminals.
(b) They are old men.
(c) They are foreigners.
(d) They are too young for regular duty.

5. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?
(a) The ghosts of dead soldiers.
(b) Inmates in a prison.
(c) Invalids in a sanatorium.
(d) Generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?

2. When Cpl. Marchal and the narrator meet, they discuss which of the following happening to their mutual friends?

3. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?

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

5. The men of the squad agree that support services should be performed by which of the following groups?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men believe about 77mm shells, despite evidence to the contrary?

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

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

4. How do Volpatte and Fouillade get lost?

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

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

7. In what way is Fouillade similar to the dog, Labri?

8. What do Volpatte and Fouillade do between the time they are sent to the shell-hole and the time they are found by their unit?

9. How does Volpatte regard his wound? How do the other men regard it?

10. Describe the conditions in which the squad digs the trench in Chapter 23.

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