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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. Where was Graves sent starting at age six?

2. In August of 1915, where was a major offensive planned?

3. To what rank was Graves gazetted during Chapter 16?

4. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?

5. What did the men in battle do with their belongings when they were planning for an assault?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Graves explain the concept of relative risk which evolved by the combatants in the trenches?

4. Why does Graves think that the 'trench feet' was a result of low morale?

5. Why does Graves prefer the Fricourt trenches to the trenches he has been in in the past?

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

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

8. What was Graves' opinion related to Mallory and the climb up Mount Everest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Graves spent a great deal of time in the trenches. How did this particular type of battle help the English? Do you believe this is an effective strategy to use during battles? Is it still used today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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