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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker want to happen to the piece of artillery after the war, according to "Sonnet?"
(a) He wants the technology to be shared with others.
(b) He wants it to go into a museum.
(c) He wants it to be destroyed.
(d) He wants to study it.

2. What does the sentry say about himself in "The Sentry?"
(a) He is blind.
(b) He knows how to help them escape.
(c) He is a friend.
(d) He plans to kill them if they fall asleep.

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

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

5. How many outcomes are there in battle, according to "The Chances?"
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) An infinite number.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is every day the end of, according to "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

2. What kind of accent does the speaker use in "The Chances?"

3. Who is the old man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"

4. What is causing the speaker in "A Terre" to lose part of his body?

5. What does the speaker hold up to the sentry in "The Sentry?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do soldiers laugh at death in "The Next War?" What does this reveal about war?

2. What kind of poet does Lewis think Owen would have been, had he survived the war?

3. What is the worst possible outcome in battle, according to "The Chances?" Why?

4. Compare and contrast the Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac with the account in "The Parable of the Young Man and the Old."

5. What does "Insensibility" say about soldiers who become immune to the horrors of war?

6. Who "smote" the soldiers suffering from psychological trauma in "Mental Cases?"

7. Who is the intended audience of the poem "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo?" How do you know?

8. What are the joys of war, according to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo?"

9. Explain Owen's childhood.

10. What does the soldier's wish to be put to bed symbolize in "Disabled?"

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