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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Graves pretend he was in the tiny cottage during his recovery?
(a) Doctor
(b) Reporter
(c) Dentist
(d) Poet

2. Who continues to live with Graves?
(a) Nichole
(b) Nicholson
(c) Lawrence
(d) His father

3. How many children did Graves have?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 3

4. 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 worked too hard and collapsed
(c) He was killed
(d) He was demoted

5. Why did Graves leave Majorca, Spain?
(a) Because he was not allowed to write in Spain
(b) Because his wife died
(c) Because his children needed different care
(d) Because the Spanish Civil War started

6. Where was Graves stationed after his first child was born?
(a) London
(b) Oswestry
(c) Limerick
(d) Somme

7. In what year was Graves' second child born?
(a) 1923
(b) 1922
(c) 1925
(d) 1921

8. How did Sassoon announce his intention to refuse further service?
(a) Face-to-face
(b) Letter
(c) Speech
(d) Desertion

9. What sport does Graves take up?
(a) Baseball
(b) Cricket
(c) Football
(d) Soccer

10. Who helped Graves locate housing in Egypt?
(a) Ex -soldiers
(b) University staff
(c) Politicians
(d) Relatives

11. What did Graves and Sassoon spend many hours together doing?
(a) Correcting errors in reporting
(b) Planning escape from the war
(c) Finding a way to escape the war
(d) Writing poetry

12. What does it mean to serially publish a book?
(a) With support
(b) Privately
(c) Without help
(d) Successively

13. How old was Graves in 1916?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 21
(d) 25

14. In late July during the barrage of artillery fire that Graves' company experienced, about how many of his men were killed instantly?
(a) One third
(b) One half
(c) Three fourths
(d) Two thirds

15. In what year do Graves and Nicholson return to Islip?
(a) 1929
(b) 1926
(c) 1923
(d) 1930

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Graves spend his time doing right after he resigns his teaching position in Cairo?

2. How did Graves describe the enrollment at Oxford in October of 1919?

3. What would the students who passed the examination go on to do?

4. How many children did Graves have with his second wife?

5. What degree did Graves receive when he completed his time at Oxford?

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