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Multiple Choice Questions for “S.I.W.”

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1. The title of the poem is an army abbreviation of self-inflicted wound used by the British as, say, K.P. or G. I. are used by the American army; that such an abbreviation exists suggest that 1. It is common for soldiers to wound or kill themselves 2. The army is reluctant to face the fact that soldiers may kill themselves 3. The army does not wish the civilian population to know about about suicides at the front A. 1 only B. 2 only C. 3 only D. 2 and 3 only E. 1,2, and 3

2. The poem takes place A. The Civil War B. World War I C. World War II D. The Vietnam War E. Any fictitious British War

3. The chief speaker of the poem is A. An omniscient unnamed narrator B. The dead soldier’s parents C. Another soldier D. Tim E. The dead soldier’s commanding officer

4. The diction of the phrase “nice safe wound” in line 6 represents that of the A. Commanding officer B. Dead soldier C. Narrator of the poem D. Soldier’s father E. Soldier’s mother

5. In line 17, “leave, wound, fever, trench-foot, shock” are 1. Reasons for leaving the trenches 2. The common dangers of life in the trenches 3. Potential causes of death in the trenches A. 1 only B. 2 only C. 1 and 2 only D. 2 and 3 only E. 1,2, and 3 only

6. Line 20 metrically is different from the rest of the prologue because A. Its rhythm is trochaic B. It has more syllables C. It has no alliteration D. It has no rhyming line E. It uses feminine rhyme

7. In line 29, ball is a A. Sphere B. Root C. Dance D. Bullet E. Uniform

8. The effect of part iii is to 1. Obliquely call into question the soldier’s decsion to kill himself 2. Dramatize the inescapable horrors of trench warfare 3. Justify the soldier’s choice of suicide A. 1 only B. 2 only C. 1 and 2 only D. 1 and 3 only E. 2 and 3 only

9. The muzzle of line 37 is A. The butt or handle of a gun B. The front of the barrel of a gun C. A medal D. A blindfold E. A mouthpiece

10. The poet use the word truthfully in the last line of the poem because A. It will console the family of the dead soldier B. Smiling refers to the happiness of the soldier whose war is over C. He realizes that “Tim died smiling” is not the truth D. “Tim died smiling” is the literal truth E. the piem has been too pessimistic to this point

11. The poem directly presents the words or thoughts of which of the following? 1. Tim 2. The narrator 3. Members of the patrol A. 2 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 2 and 3 only E. 1,2, and 3

12. With which of the following does the poem implicitly or explicitly find fault? 1. The world’s Powers 2. Tim’s family 3. The wire patrol A. 1 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 2 and 3 only E. 1,2, and 3

13. All of the following words or phrases are ironic EXCEPT A. “Always” in line 2 B. “Sooner him dead than in disgrace’ in line 3 C. “Nice safe wound” in line 6 D. “Courage leaked, as sand” in line 15 E. “Yet they were vile” in line 22

14. The only feminine rhyme in the poem occurs in A. The second and third lines of the Yeats quotation B. Line 20 C. Lines 26 and 27 D. Line 35 E. Lines 36 and 38

15. The crucial action of the poem takes plade A. In the prologue (I) B. Between The Prologue (I) and The Action (II) C. In The Action (II)