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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of meat have Blaire, Poupardin, and Pépin acquired when Chapter 18 opens?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pig.
(c) Dog.
(d) Horse.

2. While they are on leave, what does Volpatte remind the rest of the squad of?
(a) They are fighting to protect the life people enjoy in the city.
(b) They may all be dead in eight days.
(c) They are heroes in the people's eyes.
(d) They will all become civilians again later.

3. How long does Joseph wait before receiving aid at the refuge?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) One day.

4. Why does Joseph Mesnil go into "no man's land"?
(a) Because he wants to die.
(b) To find a German rifle.
(c) To search for his brother.
(d) Because he is drunk.

5. In Chapter 15, one squad in the regiment is rumored to have made a meal out of what?
(a) Rats.
(b) Labri.
(c) Crows.
(d) A stray cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?

2. What does the German say about the religious services of both sides?

3. Paradis insists that he and the narrator leave the farmhouse before what happens?

4. Near the last stretch of his journey to bring the wounded Joseph to safety, the narrator encounters a wounded man that he compares to which of the following?

5. Who is eager to prove themselves as a new cook?

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