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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. What did the officers discuss that were purported to have been committed by specific units or nationalities?
2. Which of the following is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?
3. How many men passed through the Royal Welch Fusiliers throughout the course of the war according to Graves?
4. Which of the following best describes Graves' experience at Charterhouse?
5. Which of the following places was Graves not billeted?
Short Essay Questions
1. What would the English soldiers do before a mass attack which some could find grisly, but the soldiers felt necessary to help the survivors?
2. Why did Raymond encourage Graves to take up boxing?
3. Describe in what way Graves' regiment was known throughout the English Army and what battles they participated in?
4. Describe the intent of Chapter 13 as the author wrote it.
5. Describe who Graves' paternal grandfather was and what his importance was within society.
6. What happened in August of 1915 which would be helpful to a later major offensive in the area around La Bassye?
7. What did Amalie von Ranke believe she could do once she met Alfred Graves?
8. How did Robert Graves and his friend, Nevill Barbour, feel about their time in public schools?
9. In what way does Graves explain the concept of relative risk which evolved by the combatants in the trenches?
10. Why was Graves unable to use the new gas masks and why was this of concern to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you believe this novel could be used to represent the most common view of WWI? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you believe Graves revised this publication in 1957? Do you believe this was a good idea? Why or why not?
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