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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. What will the generation that grows up after Paul's do with his generation?

2. Why does Paul want to let the months and years come?

3. How many chapters does All Quiet on the Western Front have?

4. Who is wounded by shellfire while evacuating a village?

5. Why does Paul hesitate to get in the bed in the hospital train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kropp decide to do if his leg is amputated? Why do the doctors amputate so quickly?

2. How does this book make you feel about war?

3. What does Baumer say about being happy during the war? What about the memory of the previous days?

4. How does the French girl make Baumer feel?

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

6. What happens when an enemy soldier falls into Baumer's shell-hole?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. Why is Baumer sad that he gets to be away from the front for so long?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that critiques both Erich Maria Remarque's writing style and the subject matter of the book. Previous reviews of the book may be helpful, but be sure to use original ideas and do not plagiarize.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the effect of female involvement in the First World War upon Women's Rights.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that describes what you think it would be like to join the military and go through boot camp. Be sure to describe some imaginary situations that show your reactions.

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