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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 144-165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the old man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"
(a) Isaac.
(b) An unnamed soldier.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Owen.

2. What happened to the weapons when the soldier woke up in "Soldier's Dream?"
(a) They had no ammunition.
(b) There were not enough of them for all the soldiers.
(c) They were fixed.
(d) They were rusted.

3. Who is the speaker in "Shadwell Stair?"
(a) A reporter.
(b) An anti-war protestor.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A politician.

4. A statue of whom is left intact in "Le Christianisme?"
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) St. Joseph.
(d) St. Francis of Assisi.

5. What sound replaces the bugles in "Bugles Sang?"
(a) Silence.
(b) Artillery.
(c) Bells.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the soldier's father tell him is worse than death in "S.I.W.?"

2. What happens to the soldier who falls asleep in "Asleep?"

3. When did Owen arrive on the front as an infantryman in World War I?

4. What kind of trauma from war do the soldiers suffer in "Mental Cases?"

5. What time of day does "From My Diary, July 1914" end?

(see the answer key)

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