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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Greater Love," which is the lesser love?
(a) Love of country.
(b) Love of freedom.
(c) Romantic love for a woman.
(d) Love for fallen comrades.

4. According to "At a Cavalry near the Ancre," what do people who love die without?
(a) Honor.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Money.
(d) Hate.

5. Where are soldiers massing in "Spring Offensive?"
(a) A trench.
(b) Between two buildings.
(c) A meadow.
(d) A hill.

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

7. In what nation was Owen born?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

8. Whom did Owen become an assistant to for money?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A professor.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A vicar.

9. Who delivers news of the soldier in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) An unnamed soldier.
(b) The commander.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The speaker.

10. What two items does a soldier come to appreciate in "Arms and the Boy?"
(a) Dry socks and gloves.
(b) Bayonets and bullets.
(c) Prayer and music.
(d) Food and water.

11. What will the soldier not do, according to "Arms and the Boy?"
(a) Come home from the war.
(b) Find peace on the front lines.
(c) Be remembered after he falls.
(d) Grow weapons on his body.

12. Who are smiling in pictures in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"
(a) Civilians.
(b) Dead soldiers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Widows.

13. In what year was Owen born?
(a) 1893.
(b) The exact year is not known.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1892.

14. Who or what laughs at the soldiers in "The Last Laugh?"
(a) God.
(b) Enemy soldiers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Weapons.

15. Where is the speaker of "Disabled?"
(a) A hospital ward.
(b) The battlefield.
(c) A trench.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"

2. Where was Owen killed?

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

4. What did not scare the speaker of "Disabled" when he joined the military?

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

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