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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. What is causing the speaker in "A Terre" to lose part of his body?

2. What caused Owen to mature as a poet, according to the author of the Introduction?

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

4. Who wrote the introduction in Collected Poems?

5. Men who become immune to the horrors of war are what, according to "Insensibility?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac with the account in "The Parable of the Young Man and the Old."

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does "Le Christianisme" imply about the role of religion in war?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Edmund Blunden? What role did he play in Owen's literary career?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the psychological toll war took on soldiers, using at least one poem to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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