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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Imaginations of the mind are displayed by Fussell through what type of literature?
(a) Post war.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Blunden.

2. Siegfried Sassoon's last volume deals with what American history time span?
(a) World War II to present.
(b) World War I to World War II.
(c) Civil War to World War I.
(d) American Revolution to Civil War.

3. How were the German trenches in contrast to the British trenches?
(a) They are deeper and cleaner.
(b) They are cleaner and wetter.
(c) They are wet and damp.
(d) They are deeper and wetter.

4. The last of the volumes of Siegfried Sassoon's works is called _____.
(a) Siegfried's Life.
(b) Siegfried's Journey Through Life.
(c) Siegfried's Journey.
(d) Siegfried's Travel.

5. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?
(a) Defeat German forces.
(b) Bring an end to the war.
(c) Weaken British forces.
(d) Strengthen British forces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?

2. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?

3. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?

4. What was the difference between British commanders Haig and Plumer?

5. Fussell makes reference that some people thought the direction the farmers were plowing was an indication of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the title of the third and final volume of the trilogy by Siegfried Sassoon, and what is the third volume about?

2. Describe Haig's command at the Battle of Somme in March 1918?

3. What happened to the trenches when the wars ended?

4. What was wrong with the British commander Sir Douglas Haig's war planning?

5. Name some assumptions made by the British on entering the war?

6. What types of rumors and myths surrounded the number three?

7. Explain the story of the Crucified Canadian?

8. What has happened to the area by the Somme River where a fierce battle in the war took place?

9. Describe the traditional ritual meaning of dawn and its association with the Great War.

10. Explain some of the rumors about farmers during wartime.

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