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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. Who wishes they could go to war in "S.I.W.?"
(a) The soldier's sisters.
(b) The soldier's father.
(c) The soldier's brothers.
(d) The soldier's classmates.

2. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) With smelling salts.
(b) By moving him into the sun.
(c) By shaking him.
(d) By tossing water in his face.

3. What part of the speaker's body will be destroyed in "A Terre?"
(a) His ears.
(b) His arms.
(c) His legs.
(d) His eyes.

4. What job is the speaker of "A Terre" willing to do?
(a) Muck horse stalls.
(b) Beg on the streets.
(c) Sweep floors.
(d) Clean toilets.

5. Owen's preface says his poems are about __________.
(a) Love.
(b) Himself.
(c) War.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Owen become an assistant to for money?

2. Who delivers news of the soldier in "The Dead-Beat?"

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

4. Where is the speaker of "Disabled?"

5. What is stopped in "Soldier's Dream?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the speaker of "Smile, Smile, Smile" think of the press? Why?

3. What are the sounds the speaker of "The Calls" hears that mark the passing of the day?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Owen's experience as a vicar's assistant.

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

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