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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. At what time of day does "The Unreturning" take place?
(a) As night falls.
(b) At midnight.
(c) At dawn.
(d) Sometime in the afternoon.

2. What is the mood of the people walking down the street in "Six o'clock in Princes Street?"
(a) Fearful.
(b) Meditative.
(c) Happy.
(d) Somber.

3. How does the speaker want to be remembered in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)?"
(a) As an American.
(b) No different than any other soldiers.
(c) As a war hero.
(d) As a loyal citizen.

4. When does the speaker want to be honored in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)?"
(a) In that moment.
(b) After his death.
(c) When his children are grown.
(d) After the war.

5. What is the subject of "Bold Horatius" studying?
(a) A garbage can.
(b) An enemy.
(c) A battle strategy.
(d) Roman history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is someone sleeping in "The Kind Ghosts?"

2. What natural event does the speaker use as a comparison for the start of World War I in "1914?"

3. What does the speaker imagine in "The One Remains?"

4. What does the speaker compare people to in "O World of many Worlds?"

5. What would be a glorious way to die, according to "Storm?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the death of the soldier a sweet experience in "Has Your Soul Sipped?"

2. What are the four gems in "Spells and Incantation?" What does each represent?

3. Compare and contrast "The Fates" with "This is the Track."

4. Give at least four references to the afterlife in "To a Comrade in Flanders."

5. What is the hole cut in Europe? Why is it called "the Path of Glory?"

6. How are "To Eros" and "My Shy Hand" different from the other poems in the section?

7. What early poem of Owen's does Blunden admire most? What was the poem's inspiration?

8. What literary reference does Owen make in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?" What does this reveal about the hospital barge?

9. Why is the woman in "The Imbecile" an imbecile? Who thinks this of her?

10. Into what two phases does Blunden divide Owen's life as a poet? What do these titles mean?

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