The Ghost Road | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1 Chapter 1

1. What state of mind is Billy in when the novel opens?

Waiting for his life to start.

2. What is Billy waiting for at the beginning of the novel?

To return to France to fight.

3. Who does Billy run into prior to his medical exam?

Owen.

4. Where did Owen and Billy spend time in the past?

Craiglockhart.

5. What does Billy try to hide from the doctor during his medical examination?

Asthma.

6. Who does Mitchell question Billy in front of?

The military board.

7. Why is Billy sent back to England?

Shellshock.

8. What does Mitchell focus on while questioning Billy?

His asthma and prior attacks.

9. What war does Billy want to fight in?

WWI.

10. How does the war affect Billy?

He becomes mentally ill.

11. At the beginning of the novel, what is Billy afraid of becoming?