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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Cocon is described as being which of the following?
(a) A renaissance man.
(b) The squad's lance corporal.
(c) The squad's man of figures.
(d) A stern sergeant.

3. The characters introduced in Chapter 2 are part of what type of squad?
(a) A reserve squad.
(b) A front-line squad.
(c) An engineering squad.
(d) A medical squad.

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

5. What is Gauchin-l'Abbé?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A village.
(c) A church.
(d) A university.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?

2. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?

3. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?

4. Why were the executed veteran's accomplices sentenced to life in prison and not executed?

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

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