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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 degree did Graves receive when he completed his time at Oxford?
(a) Doctorate
(b) Masters
(c) Associates
(d) Bachelor's

2. Where was Graves sent by a strange accident of military orders?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Ireland

3. Where did the doctor advise Nancy that she should live for health reasons?
(a) Italy
(b) Russia
(c) Egypt
(d) America

4. Where did the ship stop on the way to Egypt?
(a) Greece
(b) Italy
(c) Gibraltar
(d) Sicily

5. What does it mean to serially publish a book?
(a) Privately
(b) Without help
(c) With support
(d) Successively

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Lawrence introduce Graves?

2. What does Graves offer as an apology for his rapid abandonment of his teaching post in Cairo?

3. What did Graves pretend he was in the tiny cottage during his recovery?

4. In what year was the epilogue added to this novel?

5. What was the name of Graves' first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changed about the periods of convalescence for soldiers who were injured during a battle?

2. How did Graves feel about what his commanding officer did regarding his demobilization request and what steps did he take to ensure the demobilization?

3. What did Graves do during his recovery period from his nose surgery before he returned to the war?

4. Upon return to the 3rd Battalion in England, what did Graves and Sassoon do for the military and to pass the time?

5. Describe what Graves did during his latter years while at Oxford?

6. How did Graves feel about the local customs and culture while in Egypt?

7. When were Graves' last children to his first wife born and what did he do during this time?

8. What happened to Graves and his family toward the end of his schooling and what steps did he take because of this?

9. What did Graves become familiar with as he was stationed at headquarters company?

10. How did England change socially during 1919 while Graves was in Oxford?

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