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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 nationality are the soldiers Gabriel is with?

2. What nationality of soldiers are responsible for Gabriel fleeing?

3. What happens to Wheech-Browning in the plane?

4. What is the name of Smith's wife?

5. What causes confusion the first night for Gabriel and Charis in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two, Chapter Four, Gabriel receives three letters. What do the letters say and who are they from?

2. How does Gabriel end up injured?

3. What is Walter's experience in the army like in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

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

5. Why do the Germans continue to fight the war in Africa?

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

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

8. What happens with the biplane in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

9. What benefit is Bilderbeck to Gabriel?

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

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

What genre or genres can An Ice Cream War be classified as? Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

In Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, Walter finally makes it back to his farm. It is in terrible condition, with feces all over. His baby daughter's grave is desecrated and he discovers that his decorticator is missing. What is the decorticator a symbol of?

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