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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new so-called accessory was planned to be released upon the German lines?
(a) Chlorine gas
(b) Trench rifles
(c) Grenades
(d) Uniform discharges

2. Where was the offensive that Graves was sent forward to help prepare for?
(a) Stockingholm
(b) Fricourt
(c) England
(d) Somme

3. To what rank was Graves gazetted during Chapter 16?
(a) Colonel
(b) Captain
(c) General
(d) Major

4. Where did Graves say the chaplains could be found?
(a) Front lines
(b) Far behind the lines
(c) Safely in the churches
(d) In the trenches

5. Which of the following characters was killed in Chapter 18?
(a) Siegfried Sassoon
(b) Captain Richardson
(c) Dick
(d) Dave Thomas

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

7. What were many of the students at Charterhouse impressed with in regards to Graves?
(a) Physical ability
(b) Mental Abilities
(c) Poetic skills
(d) Academic skills

8. How did most of the students at Charterhouse feel about the war with Germany?
(a) Inevitable
(b) Avoidable
(c) Surprising
(d) Demeaning

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

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

11. What did Graves consider himself?
(a) Poet and writer
(b) Singer
(c) Nobelman
(d) Educator

12. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?
(a) Germany
(b) Ireland
(c) England
(d) France

13. During which months does Chapter 13 generally take place?
(a) July and August
(b) June and July
(c) April and May
(d) May and June

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

15. What was issued in preparation for the Somme?
(a) New rifles
(b) New bullets
(c) New gas masks
(d) New mortars

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Graves sent starting at age six?

2. After the Great War, what did Graves insist he was as far as his heritage was concerned?

3. Which of the following best describes Graves' skills at sports?

4. Where was Graves born?

5. In what area was Graves introduced to the sport of climbing?

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