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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. Who occupies Walter's farm in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen?

2. Where is Sergeant Gilzean from?

3. In Nanda, who informs Felix about the whereabouts of Gabriel?

4. Why does Gabriel want to stay in the hospital?

5. What news does the British soldier arriving in German territory bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Charis and Felix's thoughts on their affair and Gabriel?

2. What does Felix decide to do after Charis' funeral?

3. What does Walter find when he returns to his farm?

4. What are Gabriel's feelings for Liesl in Part Three?

5. How does Felix end up in Nanda?

6. What do you think Felix will do to Von Bishop?

7. What does the author imply about Felix when he describes Liieutenant Loveday's usage of "schoolboy French?"

8. Describe the letters Charis writes to Gabriel in Part Two, Chapter Sixteen.

9. What news does Von Bishop receive by motorcycle?

10. What happens when Felix goes to the pond to think in Part Two, Chapter Seventeen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Part Two, Chapter Sixteen, Charis writes two letters expressing her guilt to Felix and Gabriel. In Chapter Seventeen, Felix reflects on the letters and has a terrible feeling. He rushes to the pond and finds that Charis has committed suicide. How does Felix know something terrible has happened to Charis? What is Felix's response to his speculation about Charis? What is Felix's responsibility, if any, in Charis' suicide? What effect do you think this will have on Felix?

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