Read pages 157 - 169 and answer the questions below. Make sure to eliminate wrong answers and choose the BEST answer.
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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).
On page 157, why does Paul “lean against the wall and grip [his] helmet and rifle.”?
He believes he is in danger
He is overwhelmed with feeling
He is surprised his mother is alive
He is so grateful to see his sister
What piece of evidence supports the idea that Paul’s mother has been waiting for his return?
“Dear boy,” says my mother softly. (159)
“I am going to get up today,” she says, and turns to my sister, who is continually running to the kitchen to watch that the food does not burn.” (159)
When my mother says to me “dear boy,” it means much more than when another uses it.” (160)
“I know well enough that the jar of whortleberries is the only one they have had for months, and that she has kept it for me.” (160)
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?
He believes the war is useless
He believes the war is almost over
He believes the soldiers are dirty
He believes the soldiers are disorderly
On page 165, how does Paul react to his father’s questions about the war?
Paul is annoyed that his father wants to know about his friends on the front.
Paul is irritated that his father wants to know if he has been to visit women.
Paul is upset that his father wants to know if he has been injured.
Paul is angry that his father wants him to discuss the horrors of the front.
Based on the first two paragraphs of page 166, the German master believes that…
Soldiers at the front face horrible devastation
Soldiers at the front get the best treatment
Soldiers at the front lose many friends
Soldiers at the front enjoy their free time
What do the incidents with the commandant (160-161) and the German-master (165-167) have in common?
The commandant and German-master are pleasant when they talk with Paul about war.
The commandant and the German-master present attitudes about World War 1 that are different from Paul’s.
The commandant and German-master are mean to Paul because he is a young soldier.
The commandant and German-master remind Paul of his father.
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?
Intrigues
Disgusts
Horrifies
Confuses
Why does Paul “envy and despise” the men at home (169)?
Because they have boring, peaceful lives.
Because he does not enjoy sitting in the beer garden with them.
Because they do not ask him about life on the front.