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

2. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?

3. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?

4. In many instances for soldiers in battle, the mind imagines what to be larger than life?

5. If it was a quiet day, what did troops do during the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between British commanders General Sir George Plumer and Sir Douglas Haig?

2. How did various authors bring in the topic of the sunrise and sunset in reference to the war?

3. What is the title of the second volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the second volume about?

4. Fussell shows an example of a soldier from a book by Stuart Cloete. In Cloete's book, How Young They Died, how does the soldier view time?

5. Compare German trenches to British trenches.

6. What was the paradox for many soldiers fighting in World War II?

7. Fussell uses and quotes Thomas Hardy. Fussell begins by quoting a Thomas Hardy poem. Why does Fussell quote Hardy about the war?

8. What was the British's army biggest problem?

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

10. What three things happened in November 1918 when the Allies broke through the German lines with their counterattack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connection between war and the pastoral as shown in the book. What examples does Fussell give? What connection do other authors mentioned by Fussell provide between the military, war, and the pastoral?

Essay Topic 3

Fussell says "the Great War was the most hideous and the most ironic." Give specific examples from the story on how Fussell, either by himself or through the use of other author's examples, shows how the Great War was full of irony.

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