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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. Which of the following characters opened a shop for about six months and did a brisk business in groceries and goods?

2. In what year did the Spanish Civil War begin?

3. What sport does Graves take up?

4. How did Graves consider the war?

5. What nickname was Siegfried Sassoon given?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the university and classes Graves held as he began his new post as a professor in Egypt.

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

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

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

5. Describe how Graves' opinions of the war differed from those he became friends with at Oxford?

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

7. In what ways were Graves and T.E. Lawrence alike while they were together at Oxford?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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