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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cpl. Marchal has what relationship to the narrator?
(a) He saved the narrator's life.
(b) He is an old friend of the narrator's.
(c) He is the narrator's commanding officer.
(d) He serves under the narrator.

3. The "Moroccan Division" is admired for what?
(a) They choose where they fight.
(b) They are ferocious fighters.
(c) They are popular in the media.
(d) They have a charismatic leader.

4. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?
(a) He is getting married soon.
(b) He received orders to deploy for combat.
(c) He has just been promoted.
(d) He is safe in the south.

5. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?
(a) Only they could cleanse the depots.
(b) They cannot wash the battlefields clean.
(c) They would be choked by the wounded men who are dying.
(d) They will all run red with blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad are best described in what way?

2. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?

3. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?

4. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?

5. According to the media, what is the state of the war?

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