The Ghost Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ghost Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who has children with a native?

2. What motivates Billy to fight in France?

3. Where do Billy's men stay in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. Where does Elinor have a room?

5. What is the price for a white woman for sale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it ironic that Mitchell does not ask Billy about shell shock in front of the medical board?

2. How does Dr. Rivers's treatment of Moffet make Dr. Rivers feel? Why?

3. Explain the speech impediment Dr. Rivers had as a youth and what caused it.

4. Explain the health problem Moffet suffers from.

5. What is significant about Billy's reunion with Hallet?

6. Why is Ada trying to protect her daughter from Billy?

7. Describe the overall relationship Dr. Rivers shares with his family.

8. On the steamer, what is Brennan's intent with Dr. Rivers and how does he go about it?

9. In Dr. Rivers flashback to Njiru, the witch doctor, what does Dr. Rivers think of Njiru's ability?

10. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of responsibility and how it affects the characters is The Ghost Road.

1) Who does Dr. Rivers feel responsible for? Why?

2) How does Billy's sense of responsibility grow and develop throughout the novel?

3) What is the war responsible for?

Essay Topic 2

Family influence is frequently referenced in The Ghost Road.

1) How does Billy's family influence his life? How does Sarah's family influence her? How does Dr. Rivers family influence him?

2) Are family's portrayed in a consistent fashion in The Ghost Road? If not, whose family is unique?

3) How does family affect the choices made by the characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Billy's attitude towards life eventually leads to his death.

1) Why does Billy want to return to France?

2) How does Billy feel about life in the beginning of The Ghost Road? By the end?

3) Does Billy regret his decision to return to war?

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