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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 is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?
(a) Random
(b) Specific
(c) Tiresome
(d) Methodical

2. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?
(a) Charterhouse
(b) Officers' Training Corps
(c) Boxing club
(d) The Carthusian

3. What disgusted Graves that was a somewhat common practice among the students at Charterhouse?
(a) Homosexuality
(b) Hazing
(c) Hatred of all things German
(d) Bullying

4. Where would Graves and his men go when German artillery was close?
(a) Abandoned buildings
(b) Train cars
(c) Bunkers
(d) Trenches

5. What position did Graves hold during his final year at Charterhouse?
(a) Writer
(b) Assistant editor
(c) Instructor
(d) Assistant Teacher

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Graves' clothing and possessions considered second-rate?

2. Where was Graves dispatched to join a unit destined for combat in France?

3. How many Special Reservists was Graves in charge of in Lancaster?

4. What was the age range of the men in Graves' platoon of Welshmen?

5. Where was Graves sent starting at age six?

(see the answer key)

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