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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. Imaginations of the mind are displayed by Fussell through what type of literature?

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

3. Over a period of time, the soldiers became polarized in their _____.

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

5. A rumor was that Germany had someone in the trenches prior to wartime. Who was it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the British Line?

3. Rumors of most wars concern deserters. What do these rumors say?

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

5. How does George Sherston use the sky within his writings?

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

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

8. How does Robert Nichols's poem "Battery Moving Up to a New Position from Rest Camp: Dawn" show the symbolism of the Crucified Canadian?

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

10. Compare German trenches to British trenches.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fussell states there are some writers who associate the theater with the military. How and why do the writers make these associations? Give five examples of how the military is associated with the theater; giving titles and authors of works addressing this topic if not specifically from Fussell.

Essay Topic 2

Fussell paints a clear picture to demonstrate the lack of preparation by the British for the war. In what ways were the British unprepared to enter battle? Who was responsible for this lack of preparation by the British? Was it one person in general or did it depend upon what area of preparation one speaks of? What ways could the British become better prepared for battle?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze what is meant by people feeling they have a duty toward the war. Why should people have this feeling? Is this a patriotic duty to always have or should we only have this feeling at wartime? In your writing, talk about Wilfred Owen's and Thomas Pynchon's writings, specifically, Gravity's Rainbow.

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