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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While on leave, the men see a poster in a store's window display which depicts which of the following?
(a) French soldiers storming a German fortress.
(b) A German terrorizing a French woman.
(c) Germans running in terror from the French.
(d) A German surrendering to French soldiers.

2. How does Lamuse find Eudoxie's corpse?
(a) Her body is exhumed by the digging.
(b) She is brought into a depot, dead.
(c) He sees her body being carried on a stretcher.
(d) He finds her unburied, in a grave.

3. How do the men prevent their cleaned rifles from being stolen by lazy or dishonest soldiers?
(a) They disassemble the rifles.
(b) They put an identifying mark on them.
(c) They sleep with their rifles under them.
(d) They keep watch in pairs.

4. What happens to some of the rats that eat the corpses on the battlefield?
(a) They die of poisoning.
(b) They fight over corpses and kill each other.
(c) They are caught and eaten by hungry soldiers.
(d) They are shot by the soldiers.

5. At the end of Chapter 14, what does the narrator dream of?
(a) The front.
(b) The chickens in Gauchin-l'Abbé.
(c) A great, unknown light.
(d) His hometown.

6. What injuries has Farfadet sustained when the narrator meets him at the refuge?
(a) He lost one eye, the other is bandaged.
(b) He suffered burns by chemical gas.
(c) He lost both arms.
(d) He lost both legs.

7. How long does Joseph wait before receiving aid at the refuge?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) One day.
(d) Six hours.

8. How do the men respond when asked to describe life on the front?
(a) They embellish its hardships.
(b) They lie, underplaying its horrors.
(c) They describe the situation honestly.
(d) They make up heroic stories about themselves.

9. What does Cocon calculate about the squad?
(a) How many miles they marched.
(b) How likely they are to survive.
(c) How many supplies they consumed since formation.
(d) How much weight they carry in total.

10. What does Paradis do for the old woman that he and the narrator find at the farmhouse?
(a) He shares his food with her.
(b) He gathers firewood for her.
(c) He helps her repair a hole in her roof.
(d) He polishes a pair of boots for her.

11. What does the German say about the religious services of both sides?
(a) They are pointless.
(b) They are both hypocritical.
(c) They are different.
(d) They are the same.

12. The German in the refuge served as which of the following?
(a) A sniper.
(b) An aviator.
(c) A sapper.
(d) An officer.

13. How does Pépin die?
(a) To friendly fire.
(b) To an artillery shell.
(c) To trench-foot.
(d) To a sniper.

14. In Chapter 15, when the men run low on supplies, what does Triloir share with the rest of the squad?
(a) A flask of whisky.
(b) A pack of crackers.
(c) A roasted chicken.
(d) A petrol lighter.

15. How does Lamuse react to seeing Eudoxie's body?
(a) He immediately breaks down in shock.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He hugs her.
(d) He flies into a rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hazard do the men face even after they reach the relative safety of the heights?

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

3. Who is the "weasel-faced ancient at Gauchin" from the newspaper story?

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

5. According to Cocon, how many villages has the squad quartered in?

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