ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

 

    Comprehension Questions – Chapter 7

 

 

  1. How do things improve for Paul and the other survivors?

 

  1. What does Paul mean, “…after the war…shall begin the disentanglement of life and death?

 

  1. How does the poster make Paul and Albert feel?  Contrast their reaction with Leer’s and Tjaden’s

 

  1. Why do Paul and Albert go off to the delousing station?

 

  1. Why don’t the women come down and have a picnic with Paul and the others when they first meet?  Why do you think they are interested in each other?

 

  1. Why do Paul, Kropp and Leer give Tjaden so much rum?

 

  1. Why isPaul reluctant to go on leave?

 

  1. How does the French woman react to the news?

 

  1. How do they feel about the fact that they will never see each other again?

 

  1. What do you “see” as Paul reunites with his family?  What do you think would’ve made the reunion a happier one for him?

 

  1. What sorts of conflict does Paul undergo while on leave?   Why does he get angry with the major? 

 

  1. How does he feel himself distanced from his father?  Why can’t he talk to his mother about how he really feels?

 

  1. Why doesn’t he enjoy being at the table with his German-master and other teachers?

 

  1. How do you imagine Paul’s room?  What is it that used to make him feel a “powerful, nameless urge”  - but does so no longer?  (pg. 171)   Why doesn’t he feel at home here anymore?

 

  1. Who is Mittelstaedt?   How does he get revenge on Kantorek?   Do you think Kantorek’s views on war have changed?  What other part of the story does this remind you of?

 

  1. Why doesn’t Paul tell Kemmerich’s mother the truth?   Should he?

 

  1. What do you think would happen and told his mother how he really feels?   Why do you suppose he doesn’t consider staying home – deserting?   Why do you think he feels he shouldn’t have come home?

 

  1. What is ironic about the fact that Paul’s mother tells him to watch out for loose women and be careful at the front?