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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is whispering to the speaker in "Miners?"
(a) The rain.
(b) The fire.
(c) The artillery.
(d) The wind.

2. In what year did Owen leave home?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1900.

3. When did Owen arrive on the front as an infantryman in World War I?
(a) June, 1916.
(b) August, 1915.
(c) December, 1916.
(d) January, 1914.

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

5. What did Owen study while he was working as an assistant?
(a) Latin.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Library science.
(d) Priesthood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers are killed in "The Last Laugh?"

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

3. What would be a glorious way to die, according to "Storm?"

4. What happens to the soldier at the end of "Conscious?"

5. What poet helped Owen with his literary ambitions?

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