5. Why did Graves' commanding officer refuse to honor his request to resign his commission?
(a) He wanted him to perform in the Battalion theatrical
(b) He did not like Graves and wanted him to suffer
(c) He wanted him to take over his command
(d) He needed him to continue to train new soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sassoon announce his intention to refuse further service?

2. How did Graves and Sassoon describe the English media's portrayal of the war?

3. What does the term execrable mean as it is used in the following sentence? Graves found the standard of academia execrable

4. Where was Graves sent to a hospital to receive treatment?

5. Who does Graves routinely help out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Graves felt about Oxford when he enrolled in October of 1919.

4. In what way did Graves act to prevent his friend Sassoon from being court-martialed or serving a prison sentence?

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

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

7. Describe in detail Graves' life after WWII.

8. Describe what Graves did during his latter years while at Oxford?

9. What happened to Graves when he and another soldier went off in search of some horses which were missing?

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

(see the answer keys)

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