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This 40 year old just wants more sleep
Who is Kat
Müller hopes Kemmerich will give him these if he doesn't recover.
What are Kemmerich's boots.
The soldiers begin the novel this distance from the front
What is 5 miles?
Everyone hated Himmelstoss because of his reputation as this
What is the strictest disciplinarian?
New recruits get various foods, but all made from this vegetable
What are turnips?
This tall locksmith eats more than anyone
Who is Tjaden
Because of this fact, Kemmerich's death hit different than normal combat deaths for Bäumer
What is Bäumer grew up with Kemmerich?
Kat deals with chef Ginger to get double portions for the remaining soldiers because there are this number left
What is 80?
Soldiers learned to be suspicious, pitiless, vicious, and tough from this
What is their training?
Kat's sixth sense has to do with finding this
What is food?
This married farmer thinks about his land and family a lot.
Who is Detering
Kemmerich's hospital smells strongly of these two things
What are carbolic and gangrene?
The arrival of this made the soldiers' day.
What is the mail?
Bäumer's passtimes before the war included writing these two kinds of literature
What are plays and poetry
These two items were the first things new recruits were issued
What are gas masks and coffee?
This clear-headed thinker deserves a higher rank than lance-corporal.
Who is Kropp?
Müller trades this for Kemmerich's boots
What is saveloy sausage?
The soldiers needing supervision at all times was the reason for this latrine policy
What is no doors?
This activity without uniforms made Paul and his fellows feel like civilians again
What is swimming
Kropp thinks wars should be decided by giving these people boxing shorts and clubs and fighting it out in an arena with the public watching
Who are country leaders
This good student think about physics while under bombardment
Who is Müller?
After Kemmerich dies, Bäumer's thoughts turn to these three things:
What are girls, flowery meadows and white clouds?
While poor families sent sons to the war as a misfortune, richer families sent sons with this emotion.
What is joy?
Bäumer thinks this is the finest thing to come out of the war
What is comradeship?
Kat sarcastically suggests that the Germans are losing because they can't do this well
What is saluting?