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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the veteran executed just prior to the events of Chapter 10?
(a) He was caught stealing from an officer.
(b) He was trying to avoid going back to the front.
(c) He killed a civilian.
(d) He fled from the enemy.

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

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

4. What is Gauchin-l'Abbé?
(a) A university.
(b) A church.
(c) A village.
(d) A monastery.

5. How is Farfadet "saved"?
(a) The mortar that lands near him is a dud.
(b) Eudoxie kisses him.
(c) He is baptized in the church.
(d) He is sent to become a typist.

6. How do Volpatte and Fouillade capture the two German soldiers?
(a) They surprise the soldiers at night.
(b) They tell the Germans they are scouts for an entire battalion.
(c) The soldiers accidentally fall into their shell hole.
(d) The Germans came across the lines to surrender.

7. What is Lamuse's opinion of aircraft?
(a) They are dangerous to everyone.
(b) They will become deadly weapons.
(c) They will never be practical.
(d) They are unspeakably beautiful.

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

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

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

11. Lamuse is described with what seemingly contradictory label?
(a) The heroic loafer.
(b) The foolish intellectual.
(c) The bloodthirsty coward.
(d) The quiet comedian.

12. Why is Pépère envied by the other men?
(a) He is being sent to the rear as a typist.
(b) He was awarded a medal.
(c) He recently became a father.
(d) He is getting married.

13. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?
(a) High command is unhappy with their part of the front.
(b) An attack by the enemy is expected.
(c) They will be placed on leave.
(d) An offensive will soon begin.

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

15. How does the narrator feel about the trench completed in Chapter 12?
(a) He knows it will be destroyed by artillery.
(b) He thinks it is worthless.
(c) He admires it's fine construction.
(d) He thinks it was poorly designed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is sent with the narrator to find the missing Volpatte and Fouillade?

3. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?

4. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?

5. Where is the squad dispatched at the end of Chapter 2?

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