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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. What would the students who passed the examination go on to do?

2. Socially, England became anti which nationality?

3. Which of the following parts was not injured on Graves?

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

5. Which of the following terms did Graves use to describe military justice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events led to Sassoon's denouncing the war and announcing his intention to refuse further service?

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

3. What was different between the original text and the 1957 revision?

4. After Graves was injured, what steps were taken by the military and himself?

5. In what way did Graves act to prevent his friend Sassoon from being court-martialed or serving a prison sentence?

6. Describe one specific area in which Graves demonstrated a serious nervous disorder that seemed unusual.

7. What happened in late July to Graves' company and to him during an artillery formation?

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

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

10. What did Graves do in Ireland that he found distasteful though he performed it as it was his duty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Did the information in this novel change your views on WWI? How? If it did not, why did it not?

Essay Topic 2

Some describe this novel as a satire on wartime experiences. Do you agree with this description? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What do you believe is Graves' purpose in writing this novel? Do you believe he achieved his purpose? How do you feel after reading the novel?

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