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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soldier Boys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Britian.
(d) German.

2. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?
(a) A London pub.
(b) Psychiatric hospital.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Front line of the trenches.

3. What author does Fussell mention in representing the idea of crucifixion?
(a) Wilfred Owen.
(b) Robert Nichol.
(c) Sigfried Sassoon.
(d) All answers are correct.

4. What type of genre is the work "But It Still Goes On?"
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Poetry.

5. Who is the author of the story "How Young They Died;" referred to in The Great War and Modern Memory?
(a) Stuart Cloete.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) Laurence Binyon.
(d) Siegfried Sassoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after Graves is released from the hospital the second time, he gets married. What month and year does he get married?

2. What is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?

3. What soldiers are said to have a flair for theatrics?

4. Siegfried Sassoon's last volume deals with what American history time span?

5. How long in 1916 did the British commander prepare his troops for the battle against the Germans?

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