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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year was the epilogue added to this novel?
(a) 1960
(b) 1948
(c) 1957
(d) 1950
2. Who tutored Graves during his latter years at Oxford?
(a) T S Eliot
(b) Walter de la Mare
(c) W H Davies
(d) Sir Walter Raleigh
3. What degree did Graves receive when he completed his time at Oxford?
(a) Doctorate
(b) Bachelor's
(c) Masters
(d) Associates
4. What was the name of Graves' first child?
(a) Nichole
(b) Anne
(c) Jenny
(d) Francis
5. What does the term execrable mean as it is used in the following sentence?
Graves found the standard of academia execrable
(a) Creditable
(b) Laudable
(c) Deplorable
(d) Courageous
6. Where was Graves stationed after his first child was born?
(a) Oswestry
(b) Limerick
(c) London
(d) Somme
7. In what month did Graves pass medical inspection to be able to return to battle?
(a) January
(b) November
(c) March
(d) July
8. Which of the following terms did Graves use to describe military justice?
(a) Harsh
(b) Disproportional
(c) Uneven
(d) Fair
9. What was the last year Graves attended Oxford?
(a) 1926
(b) 1925
(c) 1928
(d) 1930
10. What does Graves offer as an apology for his rapid abandonment of his teaching post in Cairo?
(a) Three poems
(b) Copies of grade reports
(c) Transcripts of audio discussions
(d) Three essays
11. When were Graves and Nicholson married?
(a) February 1919
(b) January 1918
(c) March 1917
(d) April 1918
12. What happened to Graves as he completed his work as a drill and musketry instructor?
(a) He spoke of anti-war sentiments and was hurt
(b) He was demoted
(c) He worked too hard and collapsed
(d) He was killed
13. What does Graves spend his time doing right after he resigns his teaching position in Cairo?
(a) Spends several weeks writing
(b) Spends several weeks traveling
(c) Spends several weeks apologizing to the staff and students
(d) Spends several weeks looking for a new job
14. Who continues to live with Graves?
(a) His father
(b) Lawrence
(c) Nicholson
(d) Nichole
15. Socially, England became anti which nationality?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Spanish
(d) Italian
Short Answer Questions
1. What disease do Graves' children contract for which they receive only indifferent medical attention?
2. How old was Graves in 1916?
3. Which of the following literary figures was not one of friendships Graves made while at Oxford?
4. How did Graves and Sassoon describe the English media's portrayal of the war?
5. What sport does Graves take up?
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