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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order does Cpl. Broyer issue?
(a) He orders a morning parade.
(b) He orders the men to dig trenches.
(c) He orders constant drills.
(d) He orders pointless maneuvers.

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

3. The men of the squad agree that support services should be performed by which of the following groups?
(a) Veterans.
(b) Women.
(c) The old and weak.
(d) Young men.

4. In Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?
(a) While he is at church.
(b) While he is in town.
(c) From noon to sunset.
(d) While he is sleeping.

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

6. What does the newspaper claim about the state of affairs for the poilu?
(a) They have everything they need.
(b) They are in high spirits.
(c) They are living in poor conditions.
(d) They are well rested and ready to fight.

7. What is the squad's duty at night?
(a) To carry ammunition to the front.
(b) To man a sentry post.
(c) To build emergency earthworks.
(d) To escort the wounded to the rear.

8. How are Volpatte and Fouillade lost?
(a) They are reassigned and then forgotten.
(b) They are separated during an attack.
(c) They are captured, but manage to escape.
(d) They get drunk and wander off.

9. What type of establishment does Eudore's wife Mariette run?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A small school.
(c) An inn.
(d) A café.

10. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Crying.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Telling anecdotes.

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

12. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?
(a) Experience poison gas.
(b) Face machine gun fire.
(c) Charge into an enemy trench.
(d) Encounter a tank.

13. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?
(a) Marchal.
(b) Barque.
(c) Bertrand.
(d) Farfadet.

14. Where do the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad hope to be sent for rest?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Paris.

15. Why do the men agree that being unluckily killed or luckily staying alive are not the same thing?
(a) Death lasts a long time.
(b) Staying alive feels better.
(c) Everyone died eventually.
(d) One is more likely than the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. The soldier being carried by the Territorial stretcher-bearers was killed doing what?

2. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?

3. How is Farfadet "saved"?

4. Cocon is described as being which of the following?

5. Barque is described as being which of the following?

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