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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the speaker of "Disabled" remember about the town he is observing?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Children.
(d) Music.
2. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) By tossing water in his face.
(b) By shaking him.
(c) By moving him into the sun.
(d) With smelling salts.
3. Where do the soldiers seek refuge in "The Sentry?"
(a) A dugout.
(b) An abandoned guard tower.
(c) A foxhole.
(d) A warehouse.
4. What does the speaker of "The Show" see slinking into ditches?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Caterpillars.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Snakes.
5. Why can't the soldier forget in "Mental Cases?"
(a) Everything reminds them of it.
(b) Their fellow soldiers won't let them.
(c) They face it every day.
(d) They won't let themselves forget.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom did Owen become an assistant to for money?
2. What does the sentry say he sees later in "The Sentry?"
3. What happens to the soldier who falls asleep in "Asleep?"
4. What happens to the speaker writing in "The Letter?"
5. What has been hit with artillery in "Le Christianisme?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Owen's experience as a vicar's assistant.
2. What does "Le Christianisme" imply about the role of religion in war?
3. What are the five possible outcomes in battle, according to "The Chances?"
4. What does "Insensibility" say about soldiers who become immune to the horrors of war?
5. Who is the intended audience of the poem "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo?" How do you know?
6. What contradiction is found in "Sonnet?"
7. What does "S.I.W." stand for? How does this contribute to the soldier dying with a smile?
8. What are the joys of war, according to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo?"
9. What is the connection between soldiers and the earth in "A Terre?"
10. What does the soldier's wish to be put to bed symbolize in "Disabled?"
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