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

2. Fussell shows that some words, such as trench coat, stemmed from _____.
(a) England.
(b) Trenches.
(c) War.
(d) France.

3. What was the purpose of the attack on Edmund Blunden at Ypres?
(a) Injure him.
(b) Haunt him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Frighten him away.

4. Within writings, there are many comparisons of soldiers as sheep being led where?
(a) Sheerer.
(b) Slaughter.
(c) Fields.
(d) Trenches.

5. There are many literary links between war and what?
(a) Rape.
(b) Looting.
(c) Peace.
(d) Sexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. The eighteen square mile enclosure in which troops were trapped and subject to shelling from all sides is Fussell's example of _____.

2. Who is the author of "Soldiers Bathing?"

3. What style does Fussell show as being the direst way of saying what transpired, instead of using symbols or allusion?

4. What type of bird is associated with sunset?

5. In "But It Still Goes On," who do the men develop crushes on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wilfred Owen's writings and his service time in the war.

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

3. Explain the relationship between soldier and officer as written about through poems and writings of the time.

4. Describe Robert Graves military life in his book, Goodbye to All That.

5. What are the two reasons Fussell believes the British soldiers have a flair for theatrics?

6. What was "Over There" and why are the sites of World War I and II distant to most Americans?

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

8. Describe the two movements that coincided in England at the time the Great War occurred.

9. How are flowers and the color red associated with the pastoral?

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

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