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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. Who is the last survivor of the original group?
(a) Paul.
(b) Müller.
(c) Kropp.
(d) Katczinsky.

2. What does Detering collect from a tree?
(a) Pears.
(b) Bare branches.
(c) Avocados.
(d) Cherry blossoms.

3. What exasperates the men more than the front line?
(a) Full-dress parades.
(b) The rear-area.
(c) The food.
(d) Their commanding officers.

4. What did the army reports say on the day Paul died?
(a) Nothing more to report.
(b) Paul Baumer is dead.
(c) All quiet on the western front.
(d) No enemy activity at this time.

5. What has Baumer's mother been all her life?
(a) Vindictive.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Curious.
(d) Lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is dead?

2. What did everyone in the world say "yes" to?

3. What type of expression was on Paul's face when he died?

4. What must the men do with their new uniforms?

5. What do the men find to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Berger wounded?

2. How is Company Commander Bertink killed?

3. How does Baumer feel towards the prisoners? Why? What does he think about the reasons for considering them an enemy?

4. What does Paul think about after the man dies? What does this say about his character?

5. How do the men act while eating caviar? Why do they do this?

6. What do you think of the ending of All Quiet on the Western Front, and how does it make readers feel? Is it an appropriate ending?

7. Why are the men feeling so ill? How are the enemy troops faring?

8. Baumer states that when men are living so close to death, life is only expressed in a certain way. How does he say life is expressed? How has Paul changed?

9. What do the men think about the causes and justifications behind the war?

10. What condition are the Russian prisoners in? Why are they being treated so harshly?

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