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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird is associated with sunset?
(a) Nightingales.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Larks.
(d) Robins.

2. The British had failed to do what by Christmas 1915?
(a) Win any battles.
(b) Break through German lines.
(c) Start a piece treaty.
(d) Win the war.

3. According to Fussell, personalities change as people are exposed to _____.
(a) Drugs.
(b) Rumors.
(c) Weapons.
(d) War.

4. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.
(a) Macy's.
(b) JC Penney.
(c) Sears.
(d) Harrods.

5. The war began for the British in terms of language following the assassination of _____.
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Archduke Ferdinand.
(c) George Sherston.
(d) Siegfried Sassoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name an author who shows how birds are associated with sunrise and sunset?

2. Fussell demonstrates the use of pet names for cities and places. What word was used to refer to eat-apples?

3. What Greek god was young male beauty exemplified by?

4. Specifically stated in the story, the troops in the trenches felt how?

5. At the beginning of World War I, what was the British's biggest problem?

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