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

2. What was the last year Graves attended Oxford?
(a) 1926
(b) 1930
(c) 1925
(d) 1928

3. What did Graves believe he contracted?
(a) Spanish influenza
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Plague

4. When was Graves' first son born?
(a) May 1919
(b) April 1918
(c) March 1920
(d) June 1921

5. What degree did Graves receive when he completed his time at Oxford?
(a) Masters
(b) Associates
(c) Bachelor's
(d) Doctorate

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Graves feel about the war rationing of food?

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

3. In what month did Graves pass medical inspection to be able to return to battle?

4. What nickname was Siegfried Sassoon given?

5. Where did the doctor advise Nancy that she should live for health reasons?

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

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

4. Describe the university and classes Graves held as he began his new post as a professor in Egypt.

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

6. In what ways were Graves and T.E. Lawrence alike while they were together at Oxford?

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

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

9. What did Graves start doing during the time he lived with Nicholson in the town of Islip?

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

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