1. About how far from the enemy were the first line of troops stationed in the trenches?
(a) Two hundred fifty yards.
(b) One hundred fifty yards.
(c) Fifty yards.
(d) Two hundred yards.

2. Fussell begins by quoting a poem by whom?
(a) George Sherston.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Laurence Binyon.

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

4. According to Fussell, what has been affected by time and war?
(a) Literature.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Language.
(d) Peace.

5. George Sherston used to carry what as a good luck piece?
(a) A chunk of fire opal.
(b) A pen.
(c) A feather.
(d) A four leaf clover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Robert Graves work, Goodbye to All That, Graves tells the story of his own life. In battle his friend is killed in action. What happens to Graves while in battle?

2. In total, about how many miles of trenches were built around an area and used around the winter of 1914?

3. What year was the last of Siegfried Sassoon's volumes published?

4. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?

5. How were the German trenches in contrast to the British trenches?

(see the answer key)

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