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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 instrument did Owen learn to play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Flute.

2. What kind of accent does the speaker use in "The Chances?"
(a) German.
(b) Cockney.
(c) American.
(d) French.

3. In what nation was Owen born?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) The United States of America.

4. What caused Owen to mature as a poet, according to the author of the Introduction?
(a) The birth of his first child.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) World War I.

5. When did Owen arrive on the front as an infantryman in World War I?
(a) December, 1916.
(b) June, 1916.
(c) August, 1915.
(d) January, 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are smiling in pictures in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"

2. Whom is the speaker writing to in "The Letter?"

3. Where did Owen attend college?

4. Where does the speaker believe he is in "Mental Cases?"

5. Who wrote the introduction in Collected Poems?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does "Dulce Et Decorum Est" say about war and death?

7. What does the speaker see on the battlefield in "The Show?" What do they represent?

8. Explain Owen's childhood.

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

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

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