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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. What were the English soldiers given during the summer of 1915?
(a) New medals and honors
(b) New uniforms
(c) Specialized medication
(d) New types of trench weapons

2. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?
(a) Killed in action
(b) Defected to England
(c) Were war heros
(d) Went AWOL

3. Why did Graves enjoy his time in Germany and feel that he received respect?
(a) Relatives' local prestige and lineage
(b) Parents' financial status
(c) The fact that he was visiting and did not reside in Germany
(d) Castles they lived in

4. How did Graves' unit travel?
(a) Foot only
(b) Train and foot
(c) Train only
(d) Truck, train and foot

5. What did the officers discuss that were purported to have been committed by specific units or nationalities?
(a) Acts of kindness
(b) Surprising maneuvers
(c) Atrocities
(d) Improbable acts

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Graves believe Mallory reached the summit of Mount Everest?

2. What did Graves spend his time doing in Harfleur 'Bull Ring' ?

3. How many children did Amalie give birth to with Alfred?

4. In what month did Graves rejoin the 1st battalion?

5. Where was the offensive that Graves was sent forward to help prepare for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Graves recall the time he spent in Germany with his relatives during the summers of his childhood?

2. Why did Raymond encourage Graves to take up boxing?

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

4. What was Graves' opinion related to Mallory and the climb up Mount Everest?

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

6. What factors does Graves indicate have led to the waning of religious feeling among the soldiers?

7. What happened in relation to the Officers Training Corps with Graves?

8. What is unique and different beginning with Chapter 12 and how has it been changed from its original format?

9. How did Graves describe the men of the Welsh Regiment personally and as soldiers and how did this make Graves feel?

10. What information did Graves learn about Dick which he found unsettling and how did he respond to this information?

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