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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?
(a) More than there are men on the front.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Thousands.

2. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?
(a) An inn.
(b) A café.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A small school.

3. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?
(a) 3.
(b) 16.
(c) 47 villages.
(d) 29.

4. What happens to some of the rats that eat the corpses on the battlefield?
(a) They die of poisoning.
(b) They are caught and eaten by hungry soldiers.
(c) They fight over corpses and kill each other.
(d) They are shot by the soldiers.

5. When first asked to share his story about the depot, what does Volpatte repeat?
(a) "They are fools."
(b) "There are too many of them."
(c) "It is not worth telling."
(d) "You would not believe me."

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, how do the men feel about the things they carry with them?

2. How do the narrator and the others find Bertrand's body?

3. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

4. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?

5. What biblical location does the narrator allude to as he carries Joseph to safety?

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