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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What card game are the men playing?
(a) Skat.
(b) Ichen.
(c) Poker.
(d) Hearts.

2. What is Tjaden's national dish?
(a) Sauerkraut and chicken.
(b) Liver and onions.
(c) Broad beans and bacon.
(d) Lima beans and beef.

3. What "game" did Himmelstoss used to make the men play?
(a) Parts of the 98 rifle.
(b) Fall forward.
(c) Change at Lohne.
(d) The cook-house game.

4. What does Kropp call the new reinforcements?
(a) Children.
(b) Infants.
(c) Babies.
(d) Newbies.

5. What did Himmelstoss force Baumer and Kropp to clean the Corporals' Mess with?
(a) A single paper towel.
(b) Nothing but their hands.
(c) A fine comb.
(d) A toothbrush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's name?

2. How do the men refer to Germany?

3. What is the name of the play that Baumer was writing?

4. Who died of an inflammation of the lung?

5. What platoon did Baumer, Kropp, Müller, and Kemmerich join?

(see the answer key)

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