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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Foreign Legionnaire try to give to his comrade?
(a) A photo of his wife.
(b) A flask of brandy.
(c) His medals.
(d) His identity papers.

2. What do the men of the squad think of Volpatte?
(a) They are jealous of his charmed life.
(b) They resent his status.
(c) They think he is crazy.
(d) They all look up to him.

3. How does Lamuse return to the trench after helping the sappers?
(a) He is escorted back by military police.
(b) He slinks in, totally depressed.
(c) He wanders back, as if by accident.
(d) He runs back, yelling hysterically.

4. How do the men respond when asked to describe life on the front?
(a) They describe the situation honestly.
(b) They lie, underplaying its horrors.
(c) They make up heroic stories about themselves.
(d) They embellish its hardships.

5. How does Pépin die?
(a) To trench-foot.
(b) To an artillery shell.
(c) To friendly fire.
(d) To a sniper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men note about the commandant?

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

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

4. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?

5. How do the narrator and the others find Bertrand's body?

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