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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. Why is Felix rejected for military service?

2. Why does Cobb return home?

3. What university is Felix set to attend?

4. What is the name of the second hospital Gabriel is at?

5. What causes controversy between Felix and Gabriel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Charis show Felix at her cottage and what does Felix explain to her?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

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

10. What are Felix's plans after the wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, it is revealed that Charis is having an affair with Gabriel's brother, Felix. Analyze Charis' justification for the affair and the comparison she makes between the two brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Boyd writes An Ice Cream War using shifting point of views. Describe Boyd's style in reference to point of view and analyze the effect of Boyd's use of a variety of point of views.

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