The protagonist of this work and his friends are encouraged to enlist by Kantorek, their former schoolmaster.
One character in this work is a simple farmer who owns a "big orchard" and becomes overcome with homesickness after seeing a cherry tree. Another character in this work is originally despised by the others until he becomes a cook and gives the protagonist free sugar and butter. Yet another character, Leer, ends up bleeding to death, causing the protagonist to wonder "what use is it to him now that he was such a good mathematician in school?" A key scene in this novel sees the protagonist desperately apologizing to the slain Gerald Duval, a French printer. One important symbol in this work is a pair of boots which pass from various characters as they are slain. The protagonist of this work and his friends are encouraged to enlist by Kantorek, their former schoolmaster. For 10 points, name this German novel describing the horrors of World War I, the best known work of Erich Maria Remarque. 
One character in this work is a simple farmer who owns a "big orchard" and becomes overcome with homesickness after seeing a cherry tree.
All {Quiet} on the {Western Front} [or {Im Westen Nichts Neues}]