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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?
(a) 12 corps.
(b) 39 corps.
(c) 4 corps.
(d) 104 corps.

2. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) To the Ardennes.
(b) To the front.
(c) To Egypt.
(d) To the reserves area.

3. Where does Volpatte overhear the gossip of the gentlemen at the depot?
(a) On the radio.
(b) From the kitchen, where he is helping.
(c) At a tavern in town.
(d) In an officer's social hall.

4. What do the men try to shelter themselves with when the barrage begins at the new trench?
(a) Wooden planks.
(b) Their shovels.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Sandbags.

5. According to the men, what is the attitude of the army towards plundering civilians?
(a) The army is unaware of them.
(b) The army is cracking down on them.
(c) The army is ignoring them.
(d) The army is willing to purchase supplies from them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Volpatte repeat as he charges into the machine gun fire?

4. Volpatte shares the first part of his story just after the squad finishes what type of duty?

5. One poilu compares the soldiers to which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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