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

2. What does the speaker hear at dawn in "The Calls?"
(a) Artillery.
(b) Church bells.
(c) A fog-horn.
(d) Bugles.

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

4. Men who become immune to the horrors of war are what, according to "Insensibility?"
(a) Lucky.
(b) Already dead.
(c) Animals.
(d) On their way to peace.

5. In what season does "Exposure" take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is the speaker of "A Terre" willing to do?

2. What instrument did Owen learn to play?

3. When did Owen arrive on the front as an infantryman in World War I?

4. What two items does a soldier come to appreciate in "Arms and the Boy?"

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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