Read pages 157 - 169 and answer the questions below. Make sure to eliminate wrong answers and choose the BEST answer.
Question 1
1.
On page 157, why does Paul “lean against the wall and grip [his] helmet and rifle.”?
Question 2
2.
What piece of evidence supports the idea that Paul’s mother has been waiting for his return?
Question 3
3.
Read the following quote from page 163: “He [the Major] gets even more furious: “You think you can bring your front-line manners here, what? Well, we don’t stand for that sort of thing. Thank God, we have discipline here!”
What does this reveal about the Major’s attitude towards war?
Question 4
4.
On page 165, how does Paul react to his father’s questions about the war?
Question 5
5.
Based on the first two paragraphs of page 166, the German master believes that…
Question 6
6.
What do the incidents with the commandant (160-161) and the German-master (165-167) have in common?
Question 7
7.
Read the following sentence from page 169: “I feel an irresistible attraction in it… but it also repels me, it is so narrow, how can that fill a man’s life, he ought to smash it to bits;”
Based on this context, what does “repels” most likely mean?
Question 8
8.
Why does Paul “envy and despise” the men at home (169)?
Question 9
9.
How does the conflict between Paul and his German-master reveal different attitudes toward World War 1? You must provide 2 details from the text (3-5 sentences).