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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. In what year did Owen experience his first gas attack?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

2. Who is the speaker in "Shadwell Stair?"
(a) A reporter.
(b) A politician.
(c) A ghost.
(d) An anti-war protestor.

3. What do the people kiss in "Maundy Thursday?"
(a) The priest's ring.
(b) Each other.
(c) The air.
(d) A silver cross.

4. What effect does music have on the speaker in "Music?"
(a) It gives him hope.
(b) It reminds him of home.
(c) It moves him.
(d) It unnerves him.

5. What is sacrificed to the idol in "Long Ages Past?"
(a) An animal.
(b) Time.
(c) Energy.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does "The Unreturning" take place?

2. In "On My Songs," the speaker expresses appreciation for the works of ______.

3. "Winter Song" describes what kind of transition?

4. The speaker wants ______________ to honor him in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)."

5. When does the speaker want to be honored in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the hole cut in Europe? Why is it called "the Path of Glory?"

2. What is the tone of "The End" and "The Unreturning?" How do you know?

3. How are "To Eros" and "My Shy Hand" different from the other poems in the section?

4. What does the speaker compare people to in "O World of many Worlds?" What does he compare himself to?

5. According to the first appendix in Collected Poems, why were many of Owen's poems destroyed?

6. Why is the woman in "The Imbecile" an imbecile? Who thinks this of her?

7. Give at least four references to the afterlife in "To a Comrade in Flanders."

8. Why doesn't the speaker grow old in "To the Bitter Sweet-heart: a Dream?" What does this imply?

9. Why will the soldiers never be as happy as they were as children in "Happiness?"

10. What early poem of Owen's does Blunden admire most? What was the poem's inspiration?

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