BattleBook+Claire

1. What did Himmelstoss do to show his desire to keep a good relation with the company of boys? He gave each of the boys 2 pounds of sugar and half pound of butter especially to Tjaden.

2. What injury killed Kat that Paul did not know at first? Splinter in head killed Kat

3. What was the name of the other piss-a-bed that Himmelstoss made Tjaden quarter with? Kindervater

4. What illness does Paul’s mother have? Cancer

5. What did Paul enjoy collecting before he went to war? Butterflies

6. What are the two foods that Paul eats when he comes home? Whortleberries and potato-cake

7. What does Kantorek call the young soldiers from his school? Iron Youth

8. Why does Josef say he threw the glass when he didn’t? He has a shooting license and therefore no one bothers to punish him.

9. What did Detering bring that his comrades laughed at? Cherry blossom branch

10. From what room does Peter come back from that nobody expected? The Dying Room

11. What do the lives of these young soldiers tell us about the social effects of WWI?

12. How was the actual war different from the descriptions of Kantorek and people of Paul’s town?

13. Why does Paul feel foreign at his home?

14. Was it a good choice for Paul to visit his home?

15. How are the lives of young-aged soldiers different from the old-aged ones?