Characters
Themes/Big ideas
Events
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FINAL Questions
100
a locksmith, skinny despite his appetite, holds a grudge against Himmelstoss
Tjaden
100
What is one example of an event showing the theme of "shared humanity"?
- Paul feeling sorry for the Russian prisoners - other answers will be accepted
100
What event makes Detering very angry?
Hearing the horses scream / use of horses in war
100
How does the title tie in to the events of the book?
Paul died on a day that was "all quiet on the Western Front."
100
What theme do the following events demonstrate? - Paul and Kat sharing a cooked goose - Paul telling Kat and Albert about Gerard Duval - Paul faking a fever so he could leave the train with Albert - Kat procuring and cooking horseflesh for his friends
camaraderie / comradeship
200
a simple, peace-loving farmer, a loner, longs to return home
Detering
200
What symbolizes stability to the soldiers, and is their "only friend, his brother, and his mother"?
the earth
200
What event makes the soldiers extremely aware of the possibility of their deaths?
the arrival of many new coffins to the camp
200
What was the author's purpose in writing the novel?
to reveal the destructive effect war has on soldiers
200
Paul's feelings toward the Russian prisoners demonstrates what theme?
Shared humanity
300
a peat-digger who plans to serve full-time in the army after the war is over
Haie Westhus
300
Kemmerich telling Paul to take his boots to Muller represents what theme?
Camaraderie, sacrifice, death, loss of innocence
300
Name three things the soldiers say they would do if the war were over.
- Harvest their crops - Beat on Himmelstoss - Find a woman and stay in bed
300
According to Paul and the others, why did the Kaiser start the war?
So he would have a war and be remembered in the history books
300
What would Paul's life have likely been like if he had survived the war and gone home?
He would have been one of many veterans who struggled to overcome the effects of the war and have an ordinary life.
400
hard-headed, practical, still carries textbooks and dreams of exams
Muller
400
Paul's view of young men like himself who were involved in the war represents what theme?
Lost generation/loss of innocence, destructiveness of war
400
What causes Detering to desert the army?
The sight of cherry blossoms
400
What kind of clothes does Paul prefer to wear during his leave and why?
Civilian clothes/his old clothes, because he dislikes people talking to him about the war and treating him differently
400
What did the cherry blossoms remind Detering that caused him to "crack"?
Spring is a time for growth, not devastation.
500

clearest thinker of Paul's classmates, interested in analyzing the causes of war

Albert Kropp

500
What is the trajectory of Kemmerich's boots (who all wore them/was going to wear them) AND what do they represent?
Kemmerich --> Muller --> Paul --> Tjaden
500
What event shows that Paul felt even more strongly bonded to his comrades after his leave?
He volunteers to go on a scouting mission with them.
500
When does Paul most appreciate nature?
When he's alone
500

Name at least two significant similarities between Paul and Remarque.

- they both enjoyed writing - they both enjoyed playing the piano

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