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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the squad's march comes to a halt, there is always a competition for which of the following?
(a) Sleeping space.
(b) Place in the food line.
(c) The first watch.
(d) Tobacco.

2. Tirette is best described as which of the following?
(a) A joker.
(b) A card-sharp.
(c) An actor.
(d) A thug.

3. Why don't the men want to get drunk the night before returning to the trenches?
(a) They don't want to be hungover.
(b) Drinking is forbidden in the ranks.
(c) They need to be alert.
(d) Cpl. Bertrand is too strict.

4. Why does Cpl. Bertrand wake the narrator at 2 a.m.?
(a) To help bury bodies.
(b) For guard duty.
(c) To search for a body.
(d) To talk with him.

5. Cpl. Bertrand is described as being which of the following?
(a) Argumentative.
(b) Insane.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Aloof.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Marist brother, mentioned early in the book, is seen serving what role in the hospital?

2. What does the newspaper claim about the state of affairs for the poilu?

3. Overall, how do the men feel about the things they carry with them?

4. What does the German demand of God?

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

(see the answer key)

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