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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator and the other encounter Eudoxie, what is Lamuse doing?
(a) He is gathering flowers for her.
(b) He is carrying her things.
(c) He is stalking her.
(d) He is arguing with her.

2. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?
(a) They will be placed on leave.
(b) High command is unhappy with their part of the front.
(c) An offensive will soon begin.
(d) An attack by the enemy is expected.

3. Why can Eudore's five friends not make it to their real destination?
(a) It turned into an army depot.
(b) It is a war-zone.
(c) The road washed out.
(d) It has been leveled by artillery.

4. What is the squad's duty at night?
(a) To man a sentry post.
(b) To build emergency earthworks.
(c) To carry ammunition to the front.
(d) To escort the wounded to the rear.

5. While watching the chickens, what dose Paradis see?
(a) A bad omen.
(b) The pointlessness of struggle.
(c) The joy of a brief life.
(d) Something that reminds him of home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?

2. Why do the gentlemen of the depot take care to avoid Volpatte?

3. Why does the old man who speaks to the soldiers leave angry?

4. Who is Eudoxie?

5. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?

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