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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Graves' skills at sports?
(a) Inept
(b) Uninformed
(c) Exceling
(d) Average

2. From what disease did Robert suffer at the young age of approximately four-and-one-half?
(a) Encephalitis
(b) Polio
(c) Scarlet fever
(d) Tuberculosis

3. Which of the following people did Graves meet during his final year in school who was also a famous mountaineer?
(a) George Mallory
(b) Dick Snowdon
(c) Nevill Barbour
(d) Raymond Rodakowski

4. How old were Robert's parents when he was born?
(a) Mother 50; Father 30
(b) Mother 30; Father 50
(c) Mother 48; Father 42
(d) Mother 40; Father 49

5. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?
(a) Defected to England
(b) Went AWOL
(c) Were war heros
(d) Killed in action

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Graves take up to help him be left alone by school bullies?

2. What position did Graves hold during his final year at Charterhouse?

3. How did most of the students at Charterhouse feel about the war with Germany?

4. How did Graves' unit travel?

5. In what year did Graves indicate Chapter 12 was originally written?

(see the answer key)

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