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

2. Why did Graves leave Majorca, Spain?

3. Where did the doctor advise Nancy that she should live for health reasons?

4. Who helped Graves locate housing in Egypt?

5. How did Graves and Sassoon communicate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe in detail Graves' life after WWII.

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

5. What did Graves do during his recovery period from his nose surgery before he returned to the war?

6. What did Graves become familiar with as he was stationed at headquarters company?

7. Describe one specific area in which Graves demonstrated a serious nervous disorder that seemed unusual.

8. Describe how Graves passed the time before he underwent the operation on his nose while he was back home in England?

9. After Graves was injured, what steps were taken by the military and himself?

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

Some describe this novel as a satire on wartime experiences. Do you agree with this description? 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

What do you believe the purpose was of writing this autobiography? Do you believe Graves achieved this purpose? Why or why not?

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