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60 Cards in this Set
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At the beginning of the book, are the boys frustrated and hopeless, or are they at peace with everything?
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They are at peace in the beginning
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Who was the thinker of the boys?
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Albert Kropp
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Who was the big school/learning guy?
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Muller
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Who had a beard and liked women?
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Leer
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Who was a skinny locksmith who ate a lot?
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Tjaden
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Who was the peat-digger?
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Haie Westhus
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Who was the peasant who had a family?
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Detering
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Who was the 40-year-old leader?
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Katczinsky
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Who was the hated cook?
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Ginger Heinrich
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Who was the schoolmaster for the boys?
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Kantorek
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What would they use as a table for skat?
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A lid of a margarine tub
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Why did Kemmerich die?
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He was wounded in the thigh and had his leg amputated
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Who wanted Kemmerich's boots after he died?
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Muller
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What did Paul dream about doing as a job?
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Writing
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What does Kantorek call the boys generation?
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The Iron Youth
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Why didn't Himmelstoss like the boys?
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They had a sense of defiance
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If they hadn't become hard people, what would have happened?
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They would have gone mad in the war
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What was the finest thing that came out of the war?
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Comradeship
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What did Kemmerich want to be?
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Head-forrester
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Who is the one who always somehow gets food?
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Kat
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Why does Tjaden have a grude towards Himmelstoss?
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Because Tjaden wet his bed and had a mean punishment
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Who predicts the first bombardment?
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Kat
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In the first bombardment, Paul hides under what? What does that show?
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A coffin, showing that death was protecting him
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What did Mueller say he would do if peace-time came?
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He would get drunk
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What did Haie say he would do if peace-time came?
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Care only about women
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What did Detering say he would do if peace-time came?
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Harvest on a farm
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What is Tjadens punishment for not standing up when Himmelstoss told him to?
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3 days open arrest
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Does Kat keep the fun quality about him, or does it begin to slip away?
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It begins to slip away
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What is wrong with the recruits?
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they are inexperienced and claustrophobic
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All the memories they have (not related to war), are they ALL calm?
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yes
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Who's ear was shot off and why?
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Albert Kropp's because he was looking for a wounded soldier
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The boy's group is called what?
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Second Company
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What does Himmelstoss become after he tries to get on good terms with the boys?
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The cook - Tjaden likes him
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What are the 2 things a soldier needs?
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Food and rest
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Why do they try to be in good humor?
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So they dont go insane
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What do the 3 guys bring to the 3 girls? Where do they put these things?
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Cigarettes
Sausage Bread They put them in their boots |
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How many days leave does Paul get?
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17 days
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How many weeks of training camp does Paul have to go through after leave?
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6 weeks
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Who doesn't want Paul to take off his uniform?
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His dad - he is proud
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Why doesn't Paul want to talk about the war?
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Because it might unable him to master things in the war
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What did Paul used to collect?
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Books
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What does Paul tell Mrs. Kemmerich about her son?
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That he died instantly because of a shot to the heart
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Where was Paul's home?
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Friesland
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What does the kaiser distribute?
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iron crosses
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Do the boys know what the war is for?
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Nope- they dont know who is right or wrong
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What is the most comforting thing to Paul?
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the voice of his comrades
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Why does Paul kill a man?
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He comes in his shell-hole
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What was the name of the frenchman Paul killed? What was his career?
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Gerard Duval (printer)
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Where is the place that has a ton of food (the boys guard it)?
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The supply dump
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Why is Albert taken to the hospital the second time?
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He is shot above the knee while evacuating a village
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What do Albert and Paul offer the medical sergeant major so they can ride the train together?
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cigars
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Who is the only one to come out of the dying room?
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Peter
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What happened to Albert's leg?
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It was amputated
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What tempted Detering most about home?
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The cherry blossoms
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What happened to Mueller in the end?
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He was shot and died - he gave the boots to Paul
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Which was the really bloody summer?
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1918
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Did the boys know they were going to lose the war?
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yes
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How did Kat die?
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He was injured on the leg...while going for help, his head was hit with a splinter and died
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Does Paul have any hope in the end?
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No, but he wont let the world take any more from him
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When did Paul die and how?
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Oct. 1918. It was the quietest day on the front, he lay face down in the dirt with a smile on his face.
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