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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 type of disorder did Graves develop?
(a) Tic
(b) Neurasthenia
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Nervous disorders

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

3. How did Graves find the politics of school life?
(a) Stimulating
(b) Distasteful
(c) Engaging
(d) Easily maneuvered

4. What was the name of Graves' first child?
(a) Francis
(b) Nichole
(c) Anne
(d) Jenny

5. In what city did Graves rejoin the war?
(a) Litherland
(b) Givenchy
(c) Somme
(d) London

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Graves go untreated?

2. Which of the following literary figures was not one of friendships Graves made while at Oxford?

3. Which of the following terms did Graves use to describe military justice?

4. In what country did Graves live during World War II?

5. In what year was the epilogue added to this novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Sassoon and Graves, both of whom were injured, spent their time recovering.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe in detail Graves' life after WWII.

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

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

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

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