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

5. Why is Müller in a good mood?
(a) He ate a good meal.
(b) He found an English rifle.
(c) He has new boots.
(d) He has a ticket home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kat's masterpiece was four boxes of...

2. How many days ago did the soldiers have to relieve the front line?

3. What does Baumer fall in when counter-attacking the French?

4. What word does Baumer use to describe Tjaden at the beginning of the chapter?

5. What do the men try to find for two days?

Short Essay Questions

1. When referring to Müller and Kemmerich, Baumer he states that they no longer have any sense of "artificial considerations". What do you think he means?

2. What does Kropp think war should be like?

3. What is Kat's special talent? What does he do for the men?

4. What did Kantorek do to the men?

5. Why is Tjaden unafraid of the punishment that may follow his insults to Himmelstoss?

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

7. Why would a soldier be happy to receive a broken arm?

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

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

10. How do the men feel when they are at the front?

(see the answer keys)

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