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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men in battle do with their belongings when they were planning for an assault?
(a) Kept it on their backs
(b) Hid it in trenches
(c) Abandoned it
(d) Sent it to the rear

2. When did Graves begin to feel shame about his German heritage?
(a) When his relatives committed crimes
(b) As the great war approached
(c) When he was home in England
(d) After he aged and reflected back on his childhood

3. Which of the following was not included in Graves' childhood pursuits?
(a) Reading
(b) Moralistic stories
(c) Math
(d) Theater

4. With whom did Graves develop an amorous, but not physically erotic, relationship?
(a) Dick
(b) Raymond
(c) Amalie
(d) Nevill

5. Which of the following did Graves indicate was not rampant among the officers?
(a) Alcoholism
(b) Pessimism
(c) Neurathenia
(d) Optimism

6. How long after Graves finished school at Charterhouse did it take before England declared war on Germany?
(a) Two days
(b) Two weeks
(c) One month
(d) One week

7. At what age did Robert stop being fervant about his religious studies?
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 12
(d) 20

8. In August of 1915, where was a major offensive planned?
(a) Bythuyne
(b) Cambrin
(c) La Bassye
(d) Vermelles

9. How far back is Graves able to trace his ancestral history?
(a) 100
(b) 1267
(c) 1425
(d) 1050

10. Where was Graves dispatched to join a unit destined for combat in France?
(a) Wrexham
(b) Lancaster
(c) Welch
(d) Fusiliers

11. In what form was Chapter 13 originally composed?
(a) Personal narrative
(b) Oral dictation
(c) Diary entries
(d) Personal letters

12. How did Graves describe the religious feeling among the soldiers?
(a) Non-existent
(b) Surprisingly resilient
(c) Slipping, but still present
(d) Rampant

13. Which disease did Graves believe resulted mostly from low morale?
(a) Neurathenia
(b) Trench feet
(c) Suicide
(d) Alcoholism

14. What sport did Graves take up to help him be left alone by school bullies?
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Soccer
(d) Boxing

15. Approximately how many men out of the 800 men were casualties after the first day of the Battle of Loo?
(a) 700
(b) 200
(c) 550
(d) 650

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following places was Graves not billeted?

2. Which of the following characters was killed in Chapter 18?

3. What color were the ribbons the Royal Welch Fusiliers wore on the back of their dress tunics?

4. During which months does Chapter 13 generally take place?

5. How old were Robert's parents when he was born?

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