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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 50-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Whose love is dying, according to "Exposure?"
(a) The government's.
(b) Each other's.
(c) The public's.
(d) God's.

3. Owen's preface says his poems are about __________.
(a) Men.
(b) Himself.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

4. Whom is the speaker writing to in "The Letter?"
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet helped Owen with his literary ambitions?

2. How many soldiers die in "Dulce Et Decorum Est?"

3. In what nation was Owen born?

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

5. What does the sentry say he sees later in "The Sentry?"

(see the answer key)

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