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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?
2. Altogether, the Sassoon trilogy makes what type of point to the reader?
3. In what month was the peace armistice signed for World War I?
4. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, after two weeks in France, feels how?
5. What was the title of the poem that spoke of the symbolization for the colors for hospitalization and injury?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the literature presented to illustrate the dichotomy between the officers and the soldiers?
2. Fussell uses a variety of works by Sigfried Sassoon that he discusses in the book. What is the title of the first volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the first volume about?
3. Describe Haig's command at the Battle of Somme in March 1918?
4. Fussell uses and quotes Thomas Hardy. Fussell begins by quoting a Thomas Hardy poem. Why does Fussell quote Hardy about the war?
5. Explain the story of the Crucified Canadian?
6. How did various authors bring in the topic of the sunrise and sunset in reference to the war?
7. What happened to the trenches when the wars ended?
8. What has happened to the area by the Somme River where a fierce battle in the war took place?
9. What was the British's army biggest problem?
10. Describe the traditional ritual meaning of dawn and its association with the Great War.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"War literature is alive with allusion." What is allusion? Name five authors who have written war literature with allusion. List the genre the authors write in and explain the allusion each author is showing.
Essay Topic 2
Fussell chooses many writers to help give examples. Pick one poet and one other writer Fussell mentions in wartime literature. Once the poet and writer have been chosen, write a biography on each of these writers, focusing on why they chose to write in the manner they did and why they chose their subject(s).
Essay Topic 3
The sky, sunrises, and sunsets were popular topics during wartime literature. Fussell mentions some examples of wartime literature authors who talk about the sky, sunrises, and sunsets. Who are these authors? In what genre do they write? Match a specific title to the author and genre. What specifically do they refer to in their writing? (skies, sunrises, sunsets) What makes skies, sunrises, and sunsets so symbolic to wartime literature? Give specific examples from the writing.
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