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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. Who does Graves routinely help out?

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

3. What present day term is equivalent to what Graves refers to as neurasthenia and illusion?

4. Where was Graves assigned since he was unable to return to combat?

5. When was Graves' first son born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Graves' opinions of the war differed from those he became friends with at Oxford?

3. Describe in detail Graves' life after WWII.

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

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

6. What did Graves do after he resigned his teaching position?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel is considered a chronicle. What does this term mean to you? Do you believe it is an accurate description of this novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe Graves revised this publication in 1957? Do you believe this was a good idea? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Did the information in this novel change your views on WWI? How? If it did not, why did it not?

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