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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who or what laughs at the soldiers in "The Last Laugh?"

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

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

5. What are men reading in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the tone of "Exposure?" How do you know?

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

5. What kind of poet does Lewis think Owen would have been, had he survived the war?

6. What are the five possible outcomes in battle, according to "The Chances?"

7. What is the anthem in "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define sonnet. What are the characteristics of a sonnet? Give at least one example of a sonnet from Owen's poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Owen's use of light and dark in contrast in the poems "The Sentry" and "Conscious."

Essay Topic 3

Define perspective, and explain its importance in Owen's poetry.

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