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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Graves sent starting at age six?

2. How far back is Graves able to trace his ancestral history?

3. Which of the following did Graves indicate was not rampant among the officers?

4. Which of the following did Graves use to describe death during the summer of 1915?

5. Which of the following people did Graves meet during his final year in school who was also a famous mountaineer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the English soldiers during the summer of 1915 as described by Graves?

2. What information did Graves learn about Dick which he found unsettling and how did he respond to this information?

3. What happened just hours before the gas offensive which caused great confusion and horrible casualties among the British forces?

4. Why was Graves unable to use the new gas masks and why was this of concern to him?

5. In what way does Graves explain the concept of relative risk which evolved by the combatants in the trenches?

6. What is unique and different beginning with Chapter 12 and how has it been changed from its original format?

7. In what way did Graves change the opinion of his direct supervisor and how did he accomplish this task?

8. Why does Graves prefer the Fricourt trenches to the trenches he has been in in the past?

9. Describe who Graves' paternal grandfather was and what his importance was within society.

10. What did Amalie von Ranke believe she could do once she met Alfred Graves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the events in this novel? Why do you feel that way? In what way has reading the personal accounts within this novel changed your personal views or beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Could this novel be used as a text in a history class? Would it be beneficial? Is it biased? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Graves' views and experiences during WWI changed his personality. Do you believe the changes happened to the majority of those that served? Why or why not?

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