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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tirloir's nickname?
(a) Brass tacks.
(b) Lock and stock.
(c) The grumbler.
(d) Old boots.

2. How did Volpatte and Fouillade help Sgt. Sacerdote?
(a) They tend his wounds.
(b) They help him recover from shell shock.
(c) They drag him out of the German field of fire.
(d) They aid him in a small raid.

3. Barque is described as being which of the following?
(a) A trickster.
(b) A sage.
(c) A leader.
(d) A rebel.

4. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?
(a) Eating at a table.
(b) The opportunity to bathe and shave.
(c) Eating good food.
(d) Sleeping under a roof.

5. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.
(b) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(c) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.
(d) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?

2. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?

3. Cpl. Marchal has what relationship to the narrator?

4. When Cpl. Marchal and the narrator meet, they discuss which of the following happening to their mutual friends?

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

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