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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other bloody battle does the narrator recall while escorting Joseph to safety?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Benthoval Wood.
(c) Verdun.
(d) The Ardennes.

2. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?
(a) They are curious about the brigade headquarters.
(b) They want to know what he's hiding.
(c) They are eager for any story from outside the trenches.
(d) They know he should not hold his anger in.

3. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?
(a) The heroic loafer.
(b) The quiet comedian.
(c) The bloodthirsty coward.
(d) The foolish intellectual.

4. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does the narrator give to Paradis?
(a) A box of matches.
(b) Half of his dry ration.
(c) An egg.
(d) A small tin of tobacco.

5. What do the men note about the commandant?
(a) He hates animals.
(b) He has the accent of a peasant.
(c) He is harsh and capricious.
(d) He can't smoke a pipe without scorching it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lamuse's opinion of aircraft?

2. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

3. Why don't the men want to get drunk the night before returning to the trenches?

4. What is unusual about the trench that the men hide in?

5. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?

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