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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do gunpowder fumes taste?

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

3. What did Himmelstoss force Baumer and Kropp to clean the Corporals' Mess with?

4. What does a double ration of sausage and bread put a man in?

5. Who died of an inflammation of the lung?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the men finally outwit the rats?

4. What is Kropp's opinion of what life will be like when the men return home? What does it tell the reader about the effect of war upon a man?

5. What does Kropp think war should be like?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares All Quiet on the Western Front to another book about a war. Be sure to include:

1 - Similarities or differences in theme.

2 - Optimistic or pessimistic conclusions.

3 - Whether the other book was for (glorifying) or against (condemning) war.

Essay Topic 2

Select and research a soldier who has told a story of remorse over killing enemy combatants or civilians. Present this story in the form of an essay along with your thoughts on the soldier's experience.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the conclusion of All Quiet on the Western Front. Be sure to touch upon:

1 - Your reaction.

2 - How Paul's death influences the overall theme of the novel (hope versus hopelessness).

3 - Whether or not you would have written the book this way, and why.

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