2. What does Himmelstoss threaten to do to Tjaden?
(a) Court-martial him.
(b) Stab him in the gut.
(c) Shoot him personally.
(d) Have him sent to the front lines.

3. How old is Kemmerich?
(a) Almost twenty-one.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nineteen and a half.
(d) Not a day over twenty.

4. What do the men fear more than tanks and low-flying planes?
(a) Special forces.
(b) Rockets.
(c) Flamethrowers.
(d) Gas.

5. How does Baumer hurt his hand?
(a) Cutting and removing barbed wire.
(b) Unrolling barbed wire.
(c) He uses it to shield himself from shrapnel.
(d) Crawling through barbed wire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men have to watch out for while riding back in the lorries?

2. What do the men do with the leftover goose?

3. How long does Kropp say the men have had to endure shells and bombs?

4. What does Haie often dream of?

5. What was the name of the men's platoon leader during training?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Baumer and Kat want to kill the fair-haired young recruit? Why didn't they do it?

2. Describe the bond that exists between Baumer and Kropp.

3. How does Haie Westhus feel about the difference between military and civilian life?

4. How did the men finally outwit the rats?

5. What happens to the young recruits in the dug-out?

6. During the card game, the men occasionally drift off into silence. What are they thinking about?

7. Why does Kantorek's letter make the men angry? Why do you think the men have become old?

8. Baumer muses that "the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men". Why do you think this is?

9. How does Detering he react to the wounded horses, and why? What is his opinion of horses in warfare?

10. What is the difference between the younger and older men?

(see the answer keys)

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