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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. In what month did Graves pass medical inspection to be able to return to battle?
(a) November
(b) July
(c) January
(d) March

2. Who visited Graves on the ship before he departed for Egypt?
(a) Catherine
(b) Eliot
(c) Sassoon
(d) Lawrence

3. Why did the troops treat Graves with a chilly reception?
(a) German middle name
(b) His wealth
(c) His rank
(d) The fact that he had time away from the war

4. When were Graves and Nicholson married?
(a) March 1917
(b) February 1919
(c) April 1918
(d) January 1918

5. Which of the following literary figures was not one of friendships Graves made while at Oxford?
(a) Lawrence
(b) Masefield
(c) Nichols
(d) Hemingway

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Graves' first child?

2. Where was Graves sent by a strange accident of military orders?

3. In what year was the armistice announced?

4. How old was Graves in 1916?

5. What nickname was Siegfried Sassoon given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changed about the periods of convalescence for soldiers who were injured during a battle?

2. Describe how Graves' opinions of the war differed from those he became friends with at Oxford?

3. What did Graves do after he resigned his teaching position?

4. What events led to Sassoon's denouncing the war and announcing his intention to refuse further service?

5. How did England change socially during 1919 while Graves was in Oxford?

6. Describe how Graves passed the time before he underwent the operation on his nose while he was back home in England?

7. Describe the three essays Graves uses as an apology for his rapid abandonment of his teaching post in Cairo.

8. Describe one specific area in which Graves demonstrated a serious nervous disorder that seemed unusual.

9. How did Graves feel about what his commanding officer did regarding his demobilization request and what steps did he take to ensure the demobilization?

10. During this post-war time, what did Nicholson do that later Graves and Lawrence needed to help him with?

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