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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take Graves to travel 17 miles when he was transferred?
(a) 1 day
(b) 2 days
(c) 2 months
(d) 1 week

2. Which of the following did Graves use to describe death during the summer of 1915?
(a) Ambivilent
(b) Omnipresent
(c) Omniscient
(d) Omnipotent

3. How long did Graves spend in basic training?
(a) Three months
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two months
(d) One week

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes how Graves found climbing?
(a) Fulfilling
(b) Challenging
(c) Surprising
(d) Depressing

5. Which of the following best describes Graves' skills at sports?
(a) Uninformed
(b) Average
(c) Exceling
(d) Inept

Short Answer Questions

1. Which terms best describe the type of men which made up the Welsh Regiment?

2. From what disease did Robert suffer at the young age of approximately four-and-one-half?

3. To what rank was Graves gazetted during Chapter 16?

4. What were the English exultant to receive their first shipment of?

5. What new so-called accessory was planned to be released upon the German lines?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Graves describe the constant flow of troops in his regiment and how did the constant change affect morale?

2. How did Graves become aware of the class distinctions and how did he view them during this time?

3. What happened to the English soldiers during the summer of 1915 as described by Graves?

4. How did Robert Graves and his friend, Nevill Barbour, feel about their time in public schools?

5. What happened just hours before the gas offensive which caused great confusion and horrible casualties among the British forces?

6. Why does Graves think that the 'trench feet' was a result of low morale?

7. In what way did Graves change the opinion of his direct supervisor and how did he accomplish this task?

8. Why did it bother Graves greatly when England became more and more anti-German?

9. What happened with Graves' relationship with Dick?

10. How were Graves and his siblings raised and what was the system they were raised under?

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