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

2. Where would Graves and his men go when German artillery was close?
(a) Abandoned buildings
(b) Bunkers
(c) Train cars
(d) Trenches

3. Which of the following is the best definition for the term billeted as Graves would use it ?
(a) Unfinished battle
(b) Accommodations for service people
(c) Piece of wood used in battle
(d) Moved from the front of the fighting to the rear

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?
(a) Tiresome
(b) Methodical
(c) Random
(d) Specific

5. After the Great War, what did Graves insist he was as far as his heritage was concerned?
(a) Irish
(b) Spanish
(c) English
(d) French

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Graves' first wife die from?

2. From what disease did Robert suffer at the young age of approximately four-and-one-half?

3. What were the English soldiers given during the summer of 1915?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information did Graves learn about Dick which he found unsettling and how did he respond to this information?

2. Describe the intent of Chapter 13 as the author wrote it.

3. Why does Graves prefer the Fricourt trenches to the trenches he has been in in the past?

4. What happened with Graves' relationship with Dick?

5. In what way does Graves explain the concept of relative risk which evolved by the combatants in the trenches?

6. In what way did Graves change the opinion of his direct supervisor and how did he accomplish this task?

7. What happened in August of 1915 which would be helpful to a later major offensive in the area around La Bassye?

8. What happened to the English soldiers during the summer of 1915 as described by Graves?

9. How did Graves describe the men of the Welsh Regiment personally and as soldiers and how did this make Graves feel?

10. How were Graves and his siblings raised and what was the system they were raised under?

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