Read pages 157 - 169 and answer the questions below. Make sure to eliminate wrong answers and choose the BEST answer.
On page 157, why does Paul “lean against the wall and grip [his] helmet and rifle.”?
What piece of evidence supports the idea that Paul’s mother has been waiting for his return?
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?
On page 165, how does Paul react to his father’s questions about the war?
Based on the first two paragraphs of page 166, the German master believes that…
What do the incidents with the commandant (160-161) and the German-master (165-167) have in common?
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?
Why does Paul “envy and despise” the men at home (169)?
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).