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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the German demand of God?
(a) That he reveal his true name.
(b) The he spare the men in the refuge their pain.
(c) That he stop the shells.
(d) That he end his life.

2. What happens to some of the rats that eat the corpses on the battlefield?
(a) They fight over corpses and kill each other.
(b) They are shot by the soldiers.
(c) They are caught and eaten by hungry soldiers.
(d) They die of poisoning.

3. When the author says that each poilu "carries his crowd along," what does the "crowd" refer to?
(a) Lice, tics, and other bugs.
(b) Photographs of family and friends.
(c) Squadmates.
(d) Trophies, keepsakes, and knickknacks.

4. Where are the survivors of Bertrand's squad sent for their leave?
(a) Calais.
(b) Paris.
(c) Le Havre.
(d) Strasbourg.

5. What is an international trench?
(a) A trench with parts occupied by opposing forces.
(b) A trench containing troops from different allied nations.
(c) A trench built by multiple allied nations.
(d) A trench built in no-man's land.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the field of corpses being processed as being like which of the following?

2. How long does Joseph wait before receiving aid at the refuge?

3. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?

4. How does Lamuse find Eudoxie's corpse?

5. What injuries has Farfadet sustained when the narrator meets him at the refuge?

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