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

2. What does the sentry say he sees later in "The Sentry?"
(a) The sun.
(b) The speaker.
(c) A light.
(d) Nothing.

3. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what feeling is fleeting for soldiers in war?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Peace.
(d) Anger.

4. Where does the speaker believe he is in "Mental Cases?"
(a) Hell.
(b) On the front.
(c) Home.
(d) Prison.

5. What does the speaker of "Disabled" remember about the town he is observing?
(a) Children.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has been hit with artillery in "Le Christianisme?"

3. What happened to the weapons when the soldier woke up in "Soldier's Dream?"

4. In what season does "Exposure" take place?

5. What job did Owen take after his position as an assistant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the tone of "Exposure?" How do you know?

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

9. How did Owen feel about World War I?

10. What do each of the soldiers cry out for in "The Last Laugh?"

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