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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 115-130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Men who become immune to the horrors of war are what, according to "Insensibility?"
(a) Already dead.
(b) Lucky.
(c) On their way to peace.
(d) Animals.

2. What instrument did Owen learn to play?
(a) Mandolin.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

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

4. How do soldiers feel about Death in "The Next War?"
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are not afraid.
(c) They are enemies.
(d) They are afraid.

5. When is news of the soldier delivered in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) The next day.
(b) Hours later.
(c) A week later.
(d) News is never delivered.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Winter Song" describes what kind of transition?

2. What is the hole called, according to "Not one Corner...?"

3. Owen wonders if _________ will greet the soldiers in "The Send-Off."

4. Until when does the speaker of "The Promisers" search for the person he will meet?

5. Who are smiling in pictures in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"

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