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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 irritates the men the most about the shirkers?
(a) They have better wages.
(b) They try to act like comrades to real soldiers.
(c) They wear their uniforms in the safety of the city.
(d) They brag of their exploits.

2. What does Paradis do for the old woman that he and the narrator find at the farmhouse?
(a) He polishes a pair of boots for her.
(b) He shares his food with her.
(c) He helps her repair a hole in her roof.
(d) He gathers firewood for her.

3. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?
(a) He reads a meaningless passage from Leviticus to the men.
(b) He takes a single bullet from each man's supplies.
(c) He attaches knives to certain soldier's greatcoats.
(d) He makes strange marks on the trench's walls with chalk.

4. What is unusual about the trench that the men hide in?
(a) It is deep.
(b) It is unfinished.
(c) It is German.
(d) It is clean.

5. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?
(a) They are necessary.
(b) They are unavoidable.
(c) Shirking is human nature.
(d) It is a smart thing to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator meet with Cpl. Marchal?

2. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?

3. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?

4. What is Tirloir's nickname?

5. According to Cocon, how many divisions comprise a corps?

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