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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?
(a) An aid station.
(b) A large camp.
(c) A railway platform.
(d) A motor pool.

2. The narrator compares Lamuse to what mythological figure?
(a) The minotaur.
(b) Vulcan.
(c) The cyclops.
(d) Odysseus.

3. According to the media, what is the state of the war?
(a) A victory is impossible.
(b) A swift victory is expected.
(c) Slow progress is made.
(d) The war is being lost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many deaths are predicted in the first chapter?

2. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?

3. What does Lamuse believe about Eudoxie?

4. What is unusual about the road that the narrator and Poterloo take to get to Souchez?

5. Where do the events of the first chapter take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly summarize Cocon's description of the organization of the forces present near the railway station.

2. How do the men feel about the things they carry?

3. What unusual orders are given to the unit in Chapter 11?

4. What are some of the predictions made by the invalids?

5. What religious references does the narrator make while escorting Joseph to safety?

6. How do the civilian's perceptions of the war differ from the soldier's experiences?

7. What does the narrator overhear the Legionnaires talking about? What are they planning, and why?

8. What do the soldiers think about people touting the fine and admirable side of war?

9. How does Poterloo sneak behind enemy lines?

10. How does Volpatte regard his wound? How do the other men regard it?

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