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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. In "Exposure," where do the men dream they are?
2. Who does Robert Graves meet when he joins the First Battalion?
3. What type of soldiers are considered vulnerable in wartime literature?
4. At what age did Robert Grave's enter the military?
5. In actuality, what was an eighteen square mile enclosure in which troops were trapped and subject to shelling from all sides?
Short Essay Questions
1. In relation to love, explain the soldier's world in the battlefield?
2. How have gardens always been an important factor in English literature and the word pastoral applies to war literature?
3. What is Graves "But It Still Goes On" about?
4. What was "Over There" and why are the sites of World War I and II distant to most Americans?
5. Describe the two movements that coincided in England at the time the Great War occurred.
6. 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?
7. What sorts of things are considered pastoral in the literature about the war?
8. How can homosexuality be seen as a problem as a soldier?
9. What is so special about blond males in most wartime literature? Name some authors who wrote about blond males.
10. Explain how the British pre-war class system was the most pronounced in Europe.
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
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 3
Throughout Fussel's writings, he shows the harshness of war. What are some of the factors that makes war harsh? Do the harsh factors affect just the military, or does it affect civilians as well? Be specific and give examples from the writing.
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