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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. What does Madge do at home?

2. What surprises Prior when he sees Sarah in the daylight for the first time?

3. Where does Dr. Rivers go on leave?

4. What does Sassoon say he has decided?

5. Who compliments Owen on his poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rivers doing in Chapter 20 and why?

2. What does Sassoon do about one of Owen's poems?

3. Where does Rivers stay the first night in London and how does he find his new job?

4. What are Sassoon and Owen working on together and what are Owen's plans for his future?

5. What does Rivers do with Bryce when he returns to Craiglockhart?

6. What does Rivers try to do for his brother while on leave but what does he end up doing?

7. What does Rivers do that makes the other board members stare at him?

8. What happens with Prior and Lumb when they see each other again after a week of not seeing each other?

9. What does Sassoon do about the medical boards in August?

10. What happens to Burns in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often titles reveal much about one or more aspects of a novel. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think is the purpose of a title? How closely related to a major theme(s) of a book do you think a title should be? Or should it be?

2. How is the word "Regeneration" relevant to the action of the novel? What sort of emotional/psychological response does the title evoke? Why do you think Barker chose this title (if she does)? If you were perusing the library for a book to read and saw this title, would it pique your interest? Why or why not. Does it seem to be the best title for the book?

3. If you were the writer of Regeneration and your editor says the title must be changed, what would you choose? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Regeneration based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that Regeneration falls within the genre of historical fiction and/or political protest changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Regeneration is? Explain your response.

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