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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 it to go into a museum.
(b) He wants the technology to be shared with others.
(c) He wants to study it.
(d) He wants it to be destroyed.

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

3. Whose love is dying, according to "Exposure?"
(a) The public's.
(b) God's.
(c) Each other's.
(d) The government's.

4. What happened to the soldier in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) He was sent home.
(b) He was court martialed.
(c) He died.
(d) He was sent back to the front.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what nation was Owen born?

2. Who is the young man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"

3. What part of the speaker's body will be destroyed in "A Terre?"

4. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what does life become in war?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Owen feel about World War I?

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

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

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

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

6. What do you think is the message of "Spring Offensive?"

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

8. What is the anthem in "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

9. Why does the soldier's letter to his wife in "The Letter" not tell the actual conditions of war?

10. What kind of doctor takes care of the soldier in "The Dead-Beat?" How do you know?

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