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Junior/senior - Basic English - Meltebrink Flashcards

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1
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Who was the thin soldier who hates Himmelstoss but loves to eat?

A

Tjaden

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2
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Who is the 19 year old narrator who does not survive?

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Paul

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3
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Who was the peat-digger with a severe wound in his back?

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Westhus

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4
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Who was the school master who told his students to fight?

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Kantorek

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5
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Who was the veteran soldier who always finds good food?

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Katczinsky

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6
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Who is the farmer that is captured while trying to return home?

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Detering

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7
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Who is the corporal that is strict, cowardly and later respected?

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Himmelstoss

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8
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Who is Paul’s dying friend with one leg and nice boots?

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Kemmerich

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9
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Who is the man who proudly returns from the dying room?

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Peter

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10
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Who is the married man who wants special time with his wife?

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Lewandowski

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11
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Who the lieutenant who dies while covering his men?

A

Bertinck

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12
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Who is the smart mathematician who bleeds to death?

A

Leer

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13
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Who is the dying soldier who passes the boots on to paul?

A

Muller

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14
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What does Muller want in the dressing station?

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Boots

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15
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Where do the men hide during the first bombardment?

A

Cemetery

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16
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What does Paul learn about his mother?

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She is sick

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17
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Who is the first person that Paul sees when he returns home on leave?

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Sister

18
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How does the little brunette react when Paul says that he is leaving?

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She does not care

19
Q

What do the men think when they get rum and good food?

A

An attack is coming

20
Q

Who is punished for disobeying Himmelstoss?

A

Tjaden

21
Q

What does Paul try to kill?

A

Geese
Lice
Rats

22
Q

What exciting new does Mittelstaedt share with Paul?

A

Kantorek has been called up as a provincial

23
Q

Why does Kat say that eating before battle is a bad idea?

A

Abdominal woulds are more dangerous with a full stomach

24
Q

What does Paul see in the trees after he returns to the front?

A

A dead man

25
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What does Paul give to the Russian prisoners?

A

Cigarettes
Potato-cakes
Supervision during a burial

26
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Did the men respect their cook because he delivers their food under artillery fire?

A

NO

27
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Does the doctor cry when Kemmerich talks about his mother?

A

NO

28
Q

Katezinsky shoots a wounded recruit when no one is watching?

A

NO

29
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Are prisoners with saw-tooth bayonets are killed by the enemy?

A

YES

30
Q

Do many recruits die because they have no experience or knowledge?

A

YES

31
Q

Do the men love the kaiser because he gives them golden watches?

A

NO

32
Q

Does Paul notices that the train often stops to pick up fresh linens?

A

NO

33
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Is Paul afraid to go to a Catholic infirmary?

A

NO

34
Q

What happens when Paul meets a major on leave? Why is Paul angry?

A

The major demands that Paul salutes him stiffly

Paul is angry because the major insults Paul who has just come from fighting on the front

35
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What does Paul say when he visits Kemmerich’s mother? How does she react?

A

That Kemmerich died quickly and painlessly

She says that Paul is lying

36
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What is the dying room? What practical advantage does it offer?

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A room where men are taken when they are about to die
So others will not see them die - - preserve morale
The room is closer to the mortuary

37
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What story does Kat tell about a staff surgeon? Why is it funny?

A

That the staff surgeon wants to send a soldier with a wooden leg to the front
The soldiers says that when his head is shot off he will get a wooden head and become a staff surgeon
Men make fun of their country’s desperation

38
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How does Paul respond when Kat is wounded? What do they discuss?

A

Paul carries him to the field station
They talk about meeting each other after the war
and their shared experiences

39
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What happens to Paul? What does the army report say?

A

He was killed in October of 1918.

All Quiet on the Western Front

40
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It is often said that war is hell - - How do the experiences of Paul and his friends illustrate this point? How does the German perspective help a British or American audience to understand WW1? How are the hopes, fears of the German similar to soldiers now?

A

Use your notes:
Focus on:
Questions and concerns about how the war started and why they are fighting]

Thoughts of their family and home
Death of many of their friends
Fear and anxiety
Remorse about kiling others

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