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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 type of license allows a man to do what he wants?

2. How many days leave does Baumer get in total?

3. How was Müller killed?

4. Who is dead?

5. What disease do the prisoners have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is nature described throughout All Quiet on the Western Front? What does this symbolism mean?

5. What do the men think about being assigned to guard the supply dump?

6. What does Baumer expect to face when the war ends? What does he not know?

7. How is Berger wounded?

8. How does Baumer feel about being back at the training camp on the moors? What does Remarque use nature to symbolize?

9. How does Paul say his generation has been changed, based on his descriptions of the entire book?

10. What type of situation does Baumer's family face over his mother's illness?

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 that chooses at least two examples of symbolism from the book. Be sure to explain what the elements symbolize, and why you think the author chose them.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining one of these two points:

1 - Why young men should join the army and serve their country.

2 - Why giving one's life in war should never be asked of a citizen.

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