View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holland invite Felix too?

2. What is the African attitude towards the British landing?

3. Why does Wheech-Browning actually come to Smith's farm?

4. Why are Felix and Holland often discriminated against?

5. How much time passes between Part Two Chapters Ten and Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Wheech-Browning's visit to Walter's farm?

2. Describe how Felix and Holland react differently to the discrimination they face because they are not in military service.

3. Describe Gabriel's recovery in Part Two, Chapter Eleven.

4. Describe how Walter ended up in Africa.

5. In Part One, Chapter Four, why is Felix upset with Gabriel?

6. Describe Felix's interactions with his family in Part One, Chapter Four.

7. What are Walter's thoughts on a war early in the novel?

8. What happens on Charis and Gabriel's honeymoon?

9. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

10. How do Gabriel and other British soldiers get trapped in a ditch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Charis commit suicide? What are the factors behind her choice? What does she think will happen if others know the truth about her infidelity? Is her decision a selfish one?

Essay Topic 2

In Part Three, Walter attempts to find Von Bishop, the man responsible for taking his farm and decorticator. Walter's purpose in joining the fight is not so much to help his country, but to get revenge on the man responsible for destroying his lifestyle. Write an essay that analyzes the theme of revenge as expressed in An Ice Cream War.

Essay Topic 3

In Part Two, Chapter Twelve, Walter's meeting Wheech-Browning provides another scene that begins as comedy. For some reason Wheech-Browning considers Walter a dear friend but cannot understand how the topic of the coffee seedlings upsets Walter. Walter is equally to blame in failing to understand that Wheech-Browning is merely performing his job in insisting that Walter pay the customs taxes. The scene ends in another death, and as Wheech-Browning says, it seems that every time the two of them get near a machine someone dies. In an essay, analyze Boyd's use of comedy in An Ice Cream War.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 916 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample