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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 year was the epilogue added to this novel?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1948
(d) 1957

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

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

4. How long did Graves go untreated?
(a) 2 days
(b) 12 hours
(c) 3 days
(d) 24 hours

5. Where did the doctor advise Nancy that she should live for health reasons?
(a) Egypt
(b) America
(c) Italy
(d) Russia

Short Answer Questions

1. In late July during the barrage of artillery fire that Graves' company experienced, about how many of his men were killed instantly?

2. What type of disorder did Graves develop?

3. What did Graves' mother force him to do while he was in England?

4. Why did the police change the rules about soldiers convalescing at their personal homes?

5. Where did Graves move toward the end of Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Graves and his family toward the end of his schooling and what steps did he take because of this?

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

3. Describe in detail Graves' life after WWII.

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

5. What happened in late July to Graves' company and to him during an artillery formation?

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. What happened as Graves tried to resign his commission and demobilize as a student to Oxford?

9. What was different between the original text and the 1957 revision?

10. How did Graves feel about the local customs and culture while in Egypt?

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