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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When men such as Himmelstoss get a star or a stripe, it is as though they have swallowed...
(a) Dirt.
(b) Iron.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Bullets.

2. Who does the crying, fair-haired recruit remind Baumer of?
(a) Kropp.
(b) Kemmerich.
(c) Katczinsky.
(d) Kantorek.

3. Who has a special reason to hate Himmelstoss?
(a) Katczinsky.
(b) Baumer.
(c) Tjaden.
(d) Kropp.

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

5. What do the men try to find for two days?
(a) A wounded man.
(b) The cognac they stole from the French.
(c) A little sleep.
(d) Their helmets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tjaden's national dish?

2. What never exists at the front?

3. The men were trained to be heroes as if they were...

4. Who is coming to the front?

5. When Kemmerich died, what did his eyes resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tjaden have a special grudge against Himmelstoss?

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

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

4. What did Kantorek do to the men?

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

6. In this chapter, Katczinsky makes a long speech about why the officers behave the way they do. What does he say?

7. How was Himmelstoss disgraced?

8. Do you think that it is immoral for Müller to want Kemmerich's boots?

9. What does Himmelstoss prove about his character in this chapter?

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

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