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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Owen killed?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

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

4. What is stopped in "Soldier's Dream?"
(a) Combat.
(b) Troop movements.
(c) Arguments.
(d) Machinery.

5. What happens to the soldier who falls asleep in "Asleep?"
(a) He freezes to death.
(b) His shoes are stolen.
(c) He is shot and killed.
(d) He is captured by the enemy.

6. What did not scare the speaker of "Disabled" when he joined the military?
(a) The enemy.
(b) Being away from home.
(c) Combat.
(d) Death.

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

8. How long after Owen's death did World War I end?
(a) One week.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Almost a year.

9. What part of the speaker's body will be destroyed in "A Terre?"
(a) His arms.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His legs.
(d) His ears.

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

11. What does the soldier's father tell him is worse than death in "S.I.W.?"
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Disgrace.

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

13. What is on the soldier's uniform in "Inspection?"
(a) Dirt.
(b) Blood.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Lipstick.

14. What has been hit with artillery in "Le Christianisme?"
(a) A monastery.
(b) A church.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) An abbey.

15. Where does the speaker of "Strange Meeting" realize he is?
(a) At home.
(b) Heaven.
(c) France.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Owen become an assistant to for money?

2. Whose love is dying, according to "Exposure?"

3. How many outcomes are there in battle, according to "The Chances?"

4. What can the soldiers not forget in "Mental Cases?"

5. What two items does a soldier come to appreciate in "Arms and the Boy?"

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