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After the bombardment subsides, how have the men in Robert's bunker been affected?
Rodwell and Robert were shaken up. Levitt was broken from the shock and fear, while Poole being outside and having have escaped was mostly unaffected.
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How are Robert and Rodwell similarly affected by the barrage?
They both lost a lot of people they knew, the soldiers that they were suppose to lead and care for.
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What does Robert order his men to do to save their lives? And give the chemistry.
They order them to cover their face with cloth damped with pee, as the ammonia turned chlorine into harmless crystals.
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Describe the German soldier with binoculars
The soldier was maybe eighteen, his hair was frozen because he was not an officer and so did not have a hat, and he wore a pair of woollen mitts that had no fingers.
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Why does the German not shoot them?
Because the German is innocent and nice like Harris.
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Why does Robert set the rat free?
There has already been so much death and destruction that Robert has witnessed, and all he wants is to see some sign of life, wanting anything to be alive to have hope.
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What is the greatest terror of war according to Bates?
Bates: “You didn’t know of the men who told you what to do” Bates was afraid of the men being in charge of being abnormal, whether having too high of standards, or simply being crazy because this in turn will affect the orders that they’re given demanding of their life.
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What is their only hope as the gas has passed?
Play dead and pray.
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What is astounding about this German?
That he is innocent like Harris, and he has decided to let his enemies go.
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What is the ultimate weapon?
The flamethrower
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Why does the bright young man keep on exclaiming, "Isn't it marvellous?"
Stated earlier in the book that crazy man like Hitler thrive in the war, and that some horses symbolizing men would be broken.
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What is dangerous about a "theoretical crater?"
That they didn't know how big it was, so the soldiers have no idea of the situation they were going into.
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How long have Robert and his men been lying at the bottom of the crater?
9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
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When the German smiles at Robert, what does Robert do in acknowledgement?
Robert waved.
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Why is the toad able to survive the gas attack?
It was put into the drinking water pail and by placing sheets of glass on top, it allowed the toad to drink through its pores while avoiding the gas.
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After Captain Leather points out the placements for the new guns, why does Robert feel "condemned?"
Some of the placements he asked to place the new guns were death traps, and that Robert feels condemned because by doing his duty and following order as a soldier he knows he will lead his men into death.
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What does silence mean?
Sign of warning/danger, impending attack
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Describe the bird's song. What kind of bird might it be?
The song had one long note descending; three that wavered. It might have been a white throated sparrow.
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Why does Robert shoot the German?
Robert got scared that the German was reaching for something, or trying to kill them.
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What does Rodwell leave with Robert after being re-assigned?
His sketchbook.
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What does Robert think of Corporal Bates?
Bates as described by Robert is “all right”, and that Bates were a normal person like Robert where as he was also shocked into silence contrasting the “Isn’t it marvelous”
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What danger do the men in the crater face and how is it heightened?
That the Germans have deployed Chlorine gas, and that its heightened because none of the men besides Robert have been given a gas mask.
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When Robert rolls over and nothing happens, why does he assume he must be safe?
Because he has seen that he was the only brown figure in the landscape, no Germans.
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When Robert looks through his field glasses at the dead German, what horrifies him?
That the German had a sniper all along, and he could’ve killed everyone if he wanted to.
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Why does Rodwell shoot himself?
After seeing the horrors of humanity, and how low humans can go especially after they tortured Rodwell by abusing animals.