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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 Gabriel mistake bullets for?

2. What are Felix's professional ambitions?

3. What is Liesl's role at the hospital?

4. The British attack on Tanga is a __________________.

5. What is the result of Smith's return to his farm in Part Two, Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Walter try to get his farm back?

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

3. What happens in Part Two, Chapter Five when Gabriel's unit goes ashore?

4. What happens when an Indian refuses an order by Bilderbeck?

5. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

6. In Part Two, Chapter Six, what does Gabriel mistake gunfire for?

7. Describe how Walter ended up in Africa.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Felix and Gabriel are two brothers who are the main characters in the novel It is clear that there is conflict between the two, but their relationship will play a key role in the novel. Analyze the similarities and differences between Felix and Gabriel and what effect this has on the novel. Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, Felix is a youth attempting to negotiate a difficult and awkward transition from adolescence to adulthood. By the end of the novel Felix is battle-scarred and world-weary.war. By the time Felix boards a ship to take him back to England, he has seen years of gruesome death, some even involving loved ones. Felix himself has also been forever physically altered or damaged. Through the course of the novel, Felix Cobb can be thought of as two characters in one. In an essay, conduct a character analysis of Felix Cobb that addresses these points.

Essay Topic 3

What is Felix's motivation for being in the war? Write an essay that analyzes the theme of redemption as related to Felix's motivation for serving in the war.

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