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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 are Felix and Holland often discriminated against?

2. How much time has elapsed between Part Two, Chapter Three and Part Two, Chapter Four?

3. At Amory's party, what are Amory and Felix arguing over?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what country has fortified Tanga?

5. What is the name of the hotel Smith stays at after leaving his farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Felix's reaction to Amory at the party at her apartment.

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

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

6. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.

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

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

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

10. How does the author use point of view in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Gabriel and Felix are brothers and in many ways they are polar opposites. In what ways are Gabriel and Felix opposites? In what ways are they similar?

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