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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 did Lawrence personally refuse to do in regard to his books?
2. Why did the police change the rules about soldiers convalescing at their personal homes?
3. Why did Graves leave Majorca, Spain?
4. What does it mean to serially publish a book?
5. How did Graves and Sassoon communicate?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Graves feel about the local customs and culture while in Egypt?
2. Describe what Graves did during his latter years while at Oxford?
3. What happened as Graves tried to resign his commission and demobilize as a student to Oxford?
4. How did Graves feel about what his commanding officer did regarding his demobilization request and what steps did he take to ensure the demobilization?
5. In what way did Graves act to prevent his friend Sassoon from being court-martialed or serving a prison sentence?
6. Describe how Graves' opinions of the war differed from those he became friends with at Oxford?
7. During this post-war time, what did Nicholson do that later Graves and Lawrence needed to help him with?
8. What did Graves do in Ireland that he found distasteful though he performed it as it was his duty?
9. What did Graves do during his recovery period from his nose surgery before he returned to the war?
10. What did Graves start doing during the time he lived with Nicholson in the town of Islip?
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
Why do you believe Graves revised this publication in 1957? Do you believe this was a good idea? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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