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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. After he returns to his unit, what does Graves get sent to the hospital for?

2. Who is the author of "But It Still Goes On?"

3. Which cemeteries did the traditional social distinctions not apply?

4. One movement that occurred in England at the time of the Great War promoted a belief that education should consist of classical and English _____.

5. What type of flower is associated with the pastoral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have gardens always been an important factor in English literature and the word pastoral applies to war literature?

2. Give examples of words or phrases that stemmed from the war.

3. What types of Anglicized and pet names did the troops make for cities and places?

4. What is Edmund Blunden's "Undertones of War" about?

5. What is Graves "But It Still Goes On" about?

6. Give some examples of how writers associate the military with theater?

7. How are elegies based on the pastoral?

8. What sorts of things are considered pastoral in the literature about the war?

9. How is bathing soldiers a part of wartime literature?

10. How are sheep and shepherds a part of things pastoral and used in literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Frye's Theory of Modes. How many modes are there and what are they? Who are the characters and what are they doing? Why are the characters acting in the manner they are? What country does this work speak of and what foods are mentioned?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Fussel's writings, he shows the harshness of war. What are some of the factors that makes war harsh? Do the harsh factors affect just the military, or does it affect civilians as well? Be specific and give examples from the writing.

Essay Topic 3

"A rumor of most wars concerns deserters." Who is a deserter? Does one desire to become a deserter? What causes one to be a deserter? How does one become a deserter? Is a deserter only associated with a war or do they exist at other times? What do you think is the true meaning of the quote, "A rumor of most wars concerns deserters?"

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