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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did it take Graves to travel 17 miles when he was transferred?

2. Where did Graves and some others go to rescue survivors after the battle of Loo?

3. Which of the following did Graves indicate was not rampant among the officers?

4. What did Graves' first wife die from?

5. How many Special Reservists was Graves in charge of in Lancaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Amalie von Ranke inherit a considerable amount of money and what did she do with that fortune?

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

3. What would the English soldiers do before a mass attack which some could find grisly, but the soldiers felt necessary to help the survivors?

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

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

6. Why did it bother Graves greatly when England became more and more anti-German?

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

8. What factors does Graves indicate have led to the waning of religious feeling among the soldiers?

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

10. What happened just hours before the gas offensive which caused great confusion and horrible casualties among the British forces?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the events and experiences which happened to Graves throughout this novel with some you believe someone today would experience. Would they all be similar? Why might there be differences?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Graves' trip back to London after he was seriously injured. How would you feel under these same conditions? Do you believe this was good medical practice? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What do you believe the purpose was of writing this autobiography? Do you believe Graves achieved this purpose? Why or why not?

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