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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?
(a) Ireland
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) France

2. Why was the Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment not disgraced when they surrendered at Yorktown?
(a) They were abandoned by the Navy
(b) Other regiments surrendered before they did
(c) All twenty-nine regiments did not surrender
(d) There was no physical record that they surrendered

3. What sport did Graves take up to help him be left alone by school bullies?
(a) Soccer
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Boxing

4. Why did Graves enjoy his time in Germany and feel that he received respect?
(a) Relatives' local prestige and lineage
(b) Castles they lived in
(c) The fact that he was visiting and did not reside in Germany
(d) Parents' financial status

5. In what year does Graves believe Mallory reached the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) 1928
(b) 1930
(c) 1924
(d) 1910

6. What injury did Graves suffer?
(a) Broken leg
(b) Bullet wound
(c) Rib fracture
(d) Broken nose

7. Where did Graves spend at least five of his summers while he was a child?
(a) Ireland
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) England

8. Which of the following best describes Graves' experience at Charterhouse?
(a) Demeaning
(b) Exceling
(c) Intellectually stimulating
(d) Exciting

9. What did Graves do that impressed his superior officer?
(a) Spoke German fluently
(b) Competed well in a local boxing match
(c) Organized his troops well
(d) Showed exlempary guarding duties

10. When did Graves begin to feel shame about his German heritage?
(a) When he was home in England
(b) When his relatives committed crimes
(c) As the great war approached
(d) After he aged and reflected back on his childhood

11. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?
(a) Charterhouse
(b) Boxing club
(c) The Carthusian
(d) Officers' Training Corps

12. Where was the offensive that Graves was sent forward to help prepare for?
(a) Fricourt
(b) Stockingholm
(c) Somme
(d) England

13. How many children did Amalie give birth to with Alfred?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 8

14. How long was Graves in Harfleur 'Bull Ring'?
(a) 8 weeks
(b) 10 weeks
(c) 5 weeks
(d) 4 weeks

15. Which of the following classes of people ranked lowest within the social code that Graves describes?
(a) Immigrant workers
(b) Bourgeoisie
(c) Serfs
(d) Women

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Graves posted when he was transferred to the Royal Welch Fusiliers?

2. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?

3. At what age did Robert stop being fervant about his religious studies?

4. Which of the following did Graves use to describe death during the summer of 1915?

5. Where did Graves go on leave during Chapter 15?

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