2. Why do the men know they are near the sea?
(a) They can feel the cold.
(b) They find a boat.
(c) They can smell the water.
(d) They can hear seabirds.

3. What does an old buffer describe the men as?
(a) Young idiots.
(b) Young trouble-makers.
(c) Too young to know better.
(d) Young heroes.

4. What pattern is on the bedding in the men's barracks?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Polka-dots.
(c) A patchwork quilt of war-scenes.
(d) Stars and stripes.

5. What does Tjaden call Himmelstoss?
(a) A squawking bird.
(b) A stupid cow.
(c) A dirty hound.
(d) A stinky pig.

6. When do the English gunners usually start firing?
(a) Eleven o'clock.
(b) Eight thirty.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Five o'clock.

7. How many deaths does the orderly think there will be on the day Kemmerich dies?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty.

8. What does every soldier believe in and trust?
(a) His comrades.
(b) God.
(c) His rifle.
(d) Chance.

9. What did Katczinsky trade Ginger for the beans and beef?
(a) Uniform linen.
(b) Balloon canvas.
(c) Gun cotton.
(d) Parachute silk.

10. What do Baumer and Kat want to do to the wounded young recruit?
(a) Leave him to die.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Disinfect his wounds with rum.
(d) Carry him to the hospital.

11. What haunts Baumer as he stands on guard after the attack?
(a) Memories.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Celebration music from the rear-guard.
(d) Ghosts.

12. What did Baumer and Kemmerich used to catch in the lane of poplars by the Klosterbach?
(a) Sticklebacks.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Chazwazzels.
(d) Pollywogs.

13. How does Baumer feel towards Kat?
(a) He resents him.
(b) He is indifferent towards him.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He tolerates him.

14. Who is fatally wounded in the back?
(a) Katczinsky.
(b) Baumer.
(c) Kropp.
(d) Haie.

15. Where are the soldiers who are not in the mess line or the dressing-station?
(a) Tending to the wounded.
(b) Fighting on the front-lines.
(c) Pushing up daisies.
(d) Eating breakfast.