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All Quiet Chapter Questions. Chapter 1 Questions. Where are the men “at rest”? Why is there such an abundance of rations? Why do the men feel hostile toward Ginger? What is unusual about their latrine facilities? Why does Muller actually wish Kantorek were there?
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Chapter 1 Questions • Where are the men “at rest”? • Why is there such an abundance of rations? • Why do the men feel hostile toward Ginger? • What is unusual about their latrine facilities? • Why does Muller actually wish Kantorek were there? • What is the irony of Joseph Behm’s death? • What is Muller’s plan for Kemmerich’s boots? Do you think this is cruel? • What does the theft of the watch symbolize? • Why is Kantorek wrong in referring to these men as the “Iron Youth?”
Chapter 2 Questions • Why does Paul refer to his generation as a “waste land”? • Who is Corporal Himmelstoss? • How do Paul and Kropp get revenge on Himmelstoss? • According to Paul, what is the finest thing to arise from the war? • What makes Kemmerich’s death so personal to Paul? • What is significant about Kemmerich’s telling Paul to take the boots for Muller? • What is the great hunger Paul feels after Kemmerich’s death? • Kemmerich’s death illustrates part of the central message of the novel. Describe what you think this message is.