Chapter 10

What is this chapter mainly about?

Leper's telegram to Gene asked him to come to the "Christmas location." Where is this?

Leper's telegram said he had "escaped."

What or whom does Gene believe he escaped from?

Leper told Gene the army was going to give him something. What was it?

Leper says something that makes Gene mad, and Gene causes Leper to fall out of his chair. What does Leper say?

Leper tells Gene that the army had a perfect word for everything. What word did the army use to refer to Leper?

Find the section where Gene has caused Leper to fall off his chair and Gene is apologizing to Leper's mother. "�I'm terribly�it was a mistake,' I listened objectively to my own voice."

What does "objectively" mean in this context?

Find the section where Gene and Leper go out for a walk after having lunch at Leper's house. Gene is describing the landscape: "I could never see a totally extinguished winter field without thinking it unnatural."

What does "extinguished" mean in this context

Is there anything that you are unsure about in this chapter?