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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131-144.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of "Bold Horatius" studying?
(a) Roman history.
(b) A garbage can.
(c) A battle strategy.
(d) An enemy.

2. What emotion is associated with purple in the poem "Purple?"
(a) Joy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pride.

3. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) By shaking him.
(b) With smelling salts.
(c) By tossing water in his face.
(d) By moving him into the sun.

4. Whom does the speaker want to stay with in "My Shy Hand?"
(a) His dog.
(b) His lover.
(c) His mother.
(d) His comrades.

5. When were the soldiers happy, according to "Happiness?"
(a) When they were in love.
(b) In the moments after battle.
(c) When they were children.
(d) In the moments before battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker wonder about the dead after the war in "The End?"

2. What happens to the speaker writing in "The Letter?"

3. Where do the soldiers seek refuge in "The Sentry?"

4. On what river is the barge in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?"

5. "Bold Horatius" is about ____________.

(see the answer key)

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