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The Ghost Road Quiz

Pat Barker
This Study Guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Ghost Road.

The Ghost Road Quiz

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1)

Why is Dr. Rivers worried Catherine's childhood? (from Part 1 Chapter 6)

She grew up too fast.
She hated it.
He thinks she was traumatized.
He remembers it better than his.
2)

Who does Billy have a sexual experience with in Part 3, Chapter 17? (from Part 3 Chapter 17)

Sarah.
A German man.
A French woman.
The lady of the farmhouse.
3)

What is unique about the start of Part 2? (from Part 2 Chapter 7)

It is Billy's diary.
Billy is injured.
Dr. Rivers dies.
Billy gets gout.
4)

What does Dr. Rivers see that causes him to start stammering? (from Part 1 Chapter 6)

Someone cutting their tongue.
A woman being slapped.
A war zone.
A painting of an amputation.
5)

The accommodations in France remind Billy of what? (from Part 2 Chapter 7)

Prison.
Home.
Craiglockhart.
College.
6)

Where do Billy's men stay in Part 2, Chapter 9? (from Part 2 Chapter 9)

At a residence.
In a church.
In the dorms.
In tents.
7)

Billy is afraid his battalion will do what in Part 3, Chapter 17? (from Part 3 Chapter 17)

Shoot him.
Promote him.
Imprison him.
Abandon him.
8)

What does Billy do with his watch in Part 3, Chapter 18? (from Part 3 Chapter 18)

Sells it.
Breaks it.
Awaits synchronization.
Sends it home.
9)

In Njiru, when can a widow be comforted after death? (from Part 2 Chapter 8)

When a new ship comes to shore.
When there is an eclipse.
Thirty days after death.
When the conch shell is blown.
10)

What date is it at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 7? (from Part 2 Chapter 7)

August, 1992.
August, 1969.
August, 1918.
August, 1942.
11)

What does Emele need to be successful in order to end her crouching? (from Part 2 Chapter 12)

Stick gathering.
The eclipse.
Game hunting.
The headhunt.
12)

What changes in the narration in Part 2, Chapter 9? (from Part 2 Chapter 9)

It becomes first person.
It is from several different point of views.
It is written in Morse Code.
Nothing changes.
13)

What month is it when Billy arrives in France? (from Part 2 Chapter 7)

June.
September.
November.
October.
14)

Who is the spirit's channel at Ngea's seance? (from Part 3 Chapter 14)

Kundaite.
Dr. Rivers.
Njiru.
Ngea.
15)

Why doesn't Dr. Rivers want Billy to return to war? (from Part 1 Chapter 6)

His anemia.
His anger issues.
Billy suffers from hypothermia.
Billy's recent memory problems.
16)

What is Billy's nickname? (from Part 2 Chapter 11)

The Canary.
Captain Hook.
Fledgling Soldier.
The Goat.
17)

In the past generation, Njiru's island's population has dropped by what percentage? (from Part 3 Chapter 14)

50%.
0%.
10%.
75%.
18)

Who cares for Dr. Rivers in Part 2, Chapter 10? (from Part 2 Chapter 10)

A fellow doctor.
His father.
His landlady.
His sister.
19)

What does Harrington attempt and fail at while at war? (from Part 3 Chapter 16)

Shooting a soldier.
Helping a friend who is dying.
Bombing a small village.
Defecting.
20)

Why does Dr. Rivers feel like the war has ended? (from Part 3 Chapter 18)

He is not busy at work.
People act as though it already has.
The weather is nice.
His sister tells him it has.
21)

What is Njiru's physical affliction? (from Part 2 Chapter 8)

He is missing a thumb.
He has one leg.
Shingles.
A curved spine.
22)

What smell reminds Billy of home? (from Part 2 Chapter 11)

Bacon and eggs.
Vanilla.
Steak and potatoes.
Cherry pie.
23)

In Part 2, Chapter 9, what do the officers argue about over dinner? (from Part 2 Chapter 9)

Which soldier deserves a promotion.
Who pays for the meal.
Why England is still at war.
What type of wine to order.
24)

What sound do the soldiers often hear? (from Part 2 Chapter 11)

Screaming.
Gunfire.
Planes.
Roosters crowing.
25)

Why was Dr. Rivers scared of scissors as a boy? (from Part 1 Chapter 6)

He thought they cut body parts off.
He hated the sight of metal.
He was scared of shiny things.
He was chased with them.
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