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Themes
Characters
Plot
Setting
100
"War is a cause of death like cancer..." (235)
What is the anti-war theme.
100
Who is the narrator?
What is Paul Baumer.
100
Paul Baumer fights for what country?
What is Germany.
100
Where does the story take place?
What is on the western front.
200
"When a man has seen so many dead he cannot understand...why there should be so much anguish over a single individual." (160)
What is psychological effects of war on the soldier theme.
200
Which character wets the bed?
What is Tjaden.
200
What does paul do when the bombs start falling as he's making pancakes in chapter 10?
What is keeps making pancakes.
200
What war are Paul and his comrades fighting?
What is World War I.
300
"It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces, and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp." (236)
What is the nationalism theme.
300
Which corporal is power hungry and likes to punish Paul and the others?
What is Corporal Himmelstoss.
300
What do Kemmerich's boots symbolize?
What is lack of value for human life.
300
Where does Paul go during his leave?
What is home (Germany).
400
"It is a great brotherhood...It has awakened in us a sense of comradeship." (236-7)
What is the comradery theme.
400
Which character calls Paul and his generation "Iron Youth?"
What is Kantorek.
400
What happens to Paul at the end of the novel?
What is he dies on a very quiet day.
400
Who do Paul, Kropp and Leer spend time with during their leave?
What is three French women.
500
"All the older men are linked up with their previous life..." (23).
What is the generation gap theme.
500
Which two characters are Paul closest to?
What is Kat and Kropp.
500
What happens to Corporal Himmelstoss after he gets in trouble for taunting more recruits?
What is he's sent to the front line as punishment.
500
What rodents and other pests did the men encounter on the front?
What is rats and lice.