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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT used in "Spells and Incantation?"
(a) Pearls.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

2. When was the first appendix written?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1931.

3. Who organized many of Owen's remaining poems?
(a) Owen himself.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) John Keats.
(d) Edmund Blunden.

4. What color are the woman's eyes in "The Imbecile?"
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

5. What is the subject of "Bold Horatius" studying?
(a) A garbage can.
(b) Roman history.
(c) A battle strategy.
(d) An enemy.

6. At what time of day does "The Unreturning" take place?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At midnight.
(c) Sometime in the afternoon.
(d) As night falls.

7. What aspect of youth is appreciated in "Sonnet: To a Child?"
(a) Playfulness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Innocence.

8. When were the soldiers happy, according to "Happiness?"
(a) In the moments after battle.
(b) When they were in love.
(c) In the moments before battle.
(d) When they were children.

9. What natural event does the speaker use as a comparison for the start of World War I in "1914?"
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A monsoon.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An erupting volcano.

10. What is greater than the sound of instruments, according to "Music?"
(a) Music made by two lovers.
(b) The sound of ceased gunfire.
(c) A child's laugh.
(d) A mother saying, "I love you."

11. What fairy tale is a reworking of Blunden's favorite of Owen's early works?
(a) "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."
(b) "The Little Mermaid."
(c) "Beauty and the Beast."
(d) "Cinderella."

12. What will make men better, according to "As Bronze may be much Beautiful?"
(a) Love.
(b) War.
(c) Peace.
(d) Freedom.

13. What do the people kiss in "Maundy Thursday?"
(a) Each other.
(b) A silver cross.
(c) The priest's ring.
(d) The air.

14. What is whispering to the speaker in "Miners?"
(a) The artillery.
(b) The rain.
(c) The fire.
(d) The wind.

15. What should the singer use to sing in the morning in "Song of Songs?"
(a) A cry.
(b) A sigh.
(c) A laugh.
(d) A scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Owen's primary literary inspiration?

2. Who is the speaker confident he will meet in "The Promisers?"

3. When does the speaker want to be honored in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)?"

4. What does the speaker wonder about the dead after the war in "The End?"

5. _____________dream of time before the war in "The Roads Also."

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