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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 poet helped Owen with his literary ambitions?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Laurent Tailhade.
(c) John Keats.
(d) T. S. Eliot.

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

3. Who are smiling in pictures in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"
(a) Dead soldiers.
(b) Civilians.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Widows.

4. What does the soldier's father tell him is worse than death in "S.I.W.?"
(a) Disgrace.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Disloyalty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the soldier who falls asleep in "Asleep?"

2. Where is the squad going when one soldier falls to the ground in "The Dead-Beat?"

3. What did Owen study while he was working as an assistant?

4. Why can't the soldier forget in "Mental Cases?"

5. "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo" discusses the occasional ______ of war.

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 tone of "Exposure?" How do you know?

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

5. Compare and contrast "Conscious" and "The Sentry."

6. What is the connection between soldiers and the earth in "A Terre?"

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

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

9. What does Lewis say about Owen prior to World War I in the Introduction of Collected Poems?

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

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