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Culture Documents
TheLiteratureofWarandConflict
July,2nd2015
StudentName:___________________________
SectionA:Poetry(20/35marks)
SectionB:Visual(10/35marks)
SectionC:PersonalResponse(5/35marks)
Instructions:
Thetestconsistsof8pages(notincludingthecoverpage).Pleaseensureyou
completeeverypage.
Allanswersaretobewrittenonthetestpaperwiththeexceptionoftheshortanswers,
theessayquestionandthepersonalresponse,whicharetobewritteninthebooklet
provided.
Youwillhaveonehourtowritethetest.
English3201UnitTest
July2,2015
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Name:____________________
SectionA:Poetry
Matching
Writetheletteroftheliterarytermnexttotheappropriateexampleonthelistbelow.
Pleasenote,notallofthetermswillbeused.(5marks)
a. Allusion
b. Apostrophe
c. Enjambement
d. Metaphor
e. Onomatopoeia
f. Simile
______1.Bentdouble,likeoldbeggarsundersacks
______2.Bitterasthecud
Ofvile,incurablesores
______3.Menmarchedasleep.
______4.Myfriend,youwouldnottellwithsuchhighzest
______5.Onlythestutteringriflesrapidrattle
English3201UnitTest
July2,2015
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Name:____________________
UnseenPoem
Readtheselectionbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
GloryofWomen
BY
SIEGFRIEDSASSOON
Youloveuswhenwe'reheroes,homeonleave,
Orwoundedinamentionableplace.
Youworshipdecorationsyoubelieve
Thatchivalryredeemsthewar'sdisgrace.
Youmakeusshells.Youlistenwithdelight,
Bytalesofdirtanddangerfondlythrilled.
Youcrownourdistantardourswhilewefight,
Andmournourlaurelledmemorieswhenwe'rekilled.
Youcan'tbelievethatBritishtroopsretire
Whenhell'slasthorrorbreaksthem,andtheyrun,
Tramplingtheterriblecorpsesblindwithblood.
OGermanmotherdreamingbythefire,
Whileyouareknittingsockstosendyourson
Hisfaceistroddendeeperinthemud
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English3201UnitTest
July2,2015
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Name:____________________
MultipleChoice
Circlethecorrectresponsefromtheoptionsprovided.(5marks)
1. Whatdoesmentionableplaceconnotateinline2?
a. Thatcertaininjuriesaremoreseriousthanothers
b. Thatonlycertaininjuriesaresociallyacceptabletospeakof
c. Thatsoldiersgettocomehomeonleavewhentheyareinjured
d. Thatsoldiershopetogethurtinbattlesotheycantalkaboutit
2.Whichofthesestatements
BEST
describesthemessageofthepoem?
a. Womenareimportanttothewareffort
b. Womencanfindgloryinwartoo
c. Womendonotfullyunderstandthehorrorsofwar
d. Womendonotknowhowtoproperlycareforsoldiers
3.Whyisthewordretireinquotationmarksinline9?
a. toemphasizehowmuchwomendislikeitwhensoldiersretreat
b. retireisaeuphemismusedbywomen
c. retireisnotusuallyusedinthiscontext
d. toindicatethatthepoetisdirectlyquotingsomeone
4.WhatisthepoetstoneinGloryofWomen?
a. Abusive
b. Accusatory
c. Discouraged
d. Mistrustful
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5.HowdoesthepoetportraywomeninGloryofWomen?
a. Brave
b. Cruel
c. Naive
d. Loving
FillintheBlanks
Completethefollowingstatementswiththeappropriateword.(5marks)
1.Themostprominentliterarydeviceinline11is_______________.
2.TheliterarydeviceusedinthetitleGloryofWomenis_______________.
3.Theliterarytermthatbestdescribestheoppositionbetweentheimagethegerman
motherbythefireandtheimageofherdeadsonis__________________.
4.TheYouinthefirststanzarefersto______________.
5.ThepoeticformusedinTheGloryofWomenis_____________.
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ShortAnswers
Inthreeorfoursentencesanswer
BOTH
ofthefollowingquestionsintheanswer
bookletprovided.
1. Explaintheliteral
AND
thefigurativemeaningofYoumakeusshellsinline5of
GloryofWomen(2marks)
2. SiegfriedSassoonwasaBritishsoldierinWW1.Justifywhyhewritesofa
GermanmotherinthelastfewlinesofthepoemGlorytoWomenandnota
Britishmother.
(2marks)
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Name:____________________
SectionC:Visual
Studythevisualbelowandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
English3201UnitTest
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TrueorFalse
Writetrueorfalsenexttoeachstatement.(5marks)
______1.Excitementistheemotionthatbestdescribesthelookonthesoldiersface.
______2.Thefocalpointofthisposteristhetext.
______3.TheimageoftheflagisusedtoemphasizethatCanadaisabritishcolony.
______4.Themessageofthisposteristhatbeingasoldierisdangerous,potentially
deadlyjob.
______5.Thepurposeofthisposterwastorecruitnewsoldiers.
EssayQuestion
Inawellorganizedparagraphcompareandcontrasttheposterabovetothepoem
GloryofWomen.Youranswermuststateandexplain
two
points,withexamplesfrom
boththepoemandtheposterconnectedtoeachpoint.Writeyouranswerinthebooklet
provided.(6marks)
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Name:____________________
SectionC:PersonalResponse
EventhoughtheFirstWorldWartookplace100yearsagoitisstillimportantthatwe
continuetostudytheliteratureofthosewhofoughtinthewartoday.
Inawellorganizedparagraphjustifywhyyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.
Youwillbemarkedonorganization,wordchoice,style,andcontent.Writeyouranswer
inthebookletprovided.(5marks)