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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. Who are the two main characters of "But It Still Goes On?"
(a) David and Charlotte.
(b) Jack and Diane.
(c) John and Lisa.
(d) James and Katherine.

2. Where was the pre-war class system the most pronounced?
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) United States.
(d) France.

3. What was the absence of women for some soldiers?
(a) Curse.
(b) Problem.
(c) Blessing.
(d) Relief.

4. 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?
(a) Discharged.
(b) Dies.
(c) Suffers a mental breakdown.
(d) Seriously injured.

5. What type of soldiers are considered vulnerable in wartime literature?
(a) Injured soldiers.
(b) Naked soldiers.
(c) Bathing soldiers.
(d) Weak soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of their secret, both of the main characters in "But It Still Goes On" are what?

2. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.

3. Which cemeteries did the traditional social distinctions not apply?

4. What are there many things pastoral in the literature about?

5. What were people placed on the social scale for in the most pronounced pre-war class system?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so special about blond males in most wartime literature? Name some authors who wrote about blond males.

2. What sorts of things are considered pastoral in the literature about the war?

3. What types of Anglicized and pet names did the troops make for cities and places?

4. In relation to love, explain the soldier's world in the battlefield?

5. What is Edmund Blunden's "Undertones of War" about?

6. In Anthony Burgess' book The Wanting Seed, the main character is Tristram Fox, who is in the military and decides the war is a farce and a fake. What happens when Tristram serves on the front line?

7. How is bathing soldiers a part of wartime literature?

8. How was there a debate on whether the English language was not adequate to deal with war?

9. How are elegies based on the pastoral?

10. How are sheep and shepherds a part of things pastoral and used in literature?

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