2. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?
(a) It has been destroyed by artillery fire.
(b) It is lined with corpses.
(c) It is slick with blood.
(d) It is burning in places.

3. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?
(a) She is following him.
(b) She can actually speak and understand French.
(c) She is hopelessly in love with him.
(d) She is a spy.

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

5. What is Labri?
(a) A goat.
(b) A thieving racoon.
(c) A cat.
(d) A sheep dog.

6. Was does Poterloo discover about his wife?
(a) She is dangerously ill.
(b) She is fraternizing with a German officer.
(c) She is pregnant again.
(d) She is dead.

7. On their final day of leisure, what do the men hope for?
(a) That they will be sent into real combat.
(b) An extension of their leave.
(c) A round of wine.
(d) An issue of cigarettes.

8. Why does Labri refuse to eat?
(a) He doesn't like the men's food.
(b) He is well fed.
(c) He doesn't like Fouillade.
(d) He is sick.

9. Which of the following was considered an aggravating circumstance in the veteran's case?
(a) He was a decorated war hero.
(b) He was once arrested for drunkenness as a civilian.
(c) He once assaulted a police officer.
(d) He served in the foreign legion.

10. Volpatte shares the first part of his story just after the squad finishes what type of duty?
(a) Rebuilding a road.
(b) Digging a deep trench.
(c) Creating a large dirt pallisade.
(d) Patrolling a forested area.

11. The "Territorials" are noted for what unusual quality?
(a) They are former criminals.
(b) They are foreigners.
(c) They are too young for regular duty.
(d) They are old men.

12. Cpl. Marchal serves with what military units?
(a) The Republican Guard engineering brigade.
(b) The 5th and 6th battalions.
(c) The 154th rifles.
(d) The Moroccan Division.

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

14. Who is Eudoxie?
(a) An actress.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An officer's wife.
(d) A refugee.

15. Who are the anonymous individuals who make speculations in the first chapter?
(a) Invalids in a sanatorium.
(b) Generals.
(c) Inmates in a prison.
(d) The ghosts of dead soldiers.