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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. Why were Graves' clothing and possessions considered second-rate?
(a) His parents did not provide pocket money
(b) Graves did not care about his appearance
(c) Graves kept money for other things he wanted to do rather than to buy clothing
(d) His parents were not wealthy

2. What did Graves' first wife die from?
(a) Tuberculousis
(b) Cancer
(c) Childbirth
(d) Plague

3. Where was Graves dispatched to join a unit destined for combat in France?
(a) Lancaster
(b) Fusiliers
(c) Wrexham
(d) Welch

4. What did many of the English soldiers do routinely before a mass attack?
(a) Pool their cash into a sweepstakes
(b) Read and prayer together as a group
(c) Go into town to have a party
(d) Drink heavily

5. How did most of the students at Charterhouse feel about the war with Germany?
(a) Demeaning
(b) Avoidable
(c) Surprising
(d) Inevitable

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?

2. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?

3. In what sport did Graves win a first place prize?

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

5. Why did Graves enjoy his time in Germany and feel that he received respect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in relation to the Officers Training Corps with Graves?

2. How did Robert Graves and his friend, Nevill Barbour, feel about their time in public schools?

3. Why was Graves unable to use the new gas masks and why was this of concern to him?

4. Why did Raymond encourage Graves to take up boxing?

5. In what way did Graves describe the constant flow of troops in his regiment and how did the constant change affect morale?

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

7. How did Graves become aware of the class distinctions and how did he view them during this time?

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

9. Describe in what way Graves' regiment was known throughout the English Army and what battles they participated in?

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

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