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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. When Graves recovers, he returns to his unit. Where is his unit stationed?
2. 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?
3. Fussell points out that what country's soldiers exude moral superiority?
4. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.
5. In "Oh What a Literary War," the literature of the time is alive with _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What sorts of things are considered pastoral in the literature about the war?
3. Describe Wilfred Owen's writings and his service time in the war.
4. Explain how the British pre-war class system was the most pronounced in Europe.
5. How was there a debate on whether the English language was not adequate to deal with war?
6. What are the two reasons Fussell believes the British soldiers have a flair for theatrics?
7. How are flowers and the color red associated with the pastoral?
8. Give some examples of how writers associate the military with theater?
9. How have gardens always been an important factor in English literature and the word pastoral applies to war literature?
10. Explain the relationship between soldier and officer as written about through poems and writings of the time.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gardens are beautiful. Where have gardens always been an important factor? Why have gardens always been important here? Wilfred Owen's "Exposure" is one example of gardens and flowers. What is "Exposure" about? Name three other authors and their works that talk about gardens and explain how these works can be associated with war literature.
Essay Topic 2
The British came into the Great War not having been in a war in about one hundred years. As a result, the British came into battle with assumptions. What assumptions did the British bring into the war? Were they valid assumptions? Why or why not? Did these assumptions help or hinder the British in the war? Give examples to support your answer. If the British enter another war, would it be smart to bring assumptions about previous war experiences into battle with them? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Fussell states that troops also had some other uses of the vernacular. What is vernacular and how does it apply to everyday language? Are there many different vernaculars or is there only one vernacular? Explain. Why was a vernacular used? Give five examples of the uses of vernacular.
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