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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the squad going when one soldier falls to the ground in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A boat.
(c) Its trench.
(d) Their destination is not known.

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

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

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

5. What job is the speaker of "A Terre" willing to do?
(a) Muck horse stalls.
(b) Beg on the streets.
(c) Sweep floors.
(d) Clean toilets.

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

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

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

9. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) By tossing water in his face.
(b) With smelling salts.
(c) By moving him into the sun.
(d) By shaking him.

10. Owen wonders if _________ will greet the soldiers in "The Send-Off."
(a) Relief.
(b) A family.
(c) A celebration.
(d) The government.

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

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

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

14. What does the speaker hold up to the sentry in "The Sentry?"
(a) A gun.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His hand.
(d) A light.

15. Why can't the soldier forget in "Mental Cases?"
(a) Their fellow soldiers won't let them.
(b) They won't let themselves forget.
(c) Everything reminds them of it.
(d) They face it every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what nation was Owen born?

2. What signal do the soldiers in "Spring Offensive" receive that the battle is starting?

3. Where are the soldiers walking in "At a Cavalry near the Ancre?"

4. Where is the speaker of "Disabled?"

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

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