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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 is Walter's assignment in the British army?

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

3. What information does Felix find out about Gabriel?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, what does the Colonel do with Walter's advice?

5. What do the birds circling indicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Felix end up in Nanda?

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

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

4. How does Felix nearly get shot while teaching the Portuguese troops?

5. What are Felix's interactions with Aristedes?

6. What political reason is there for Gabriel to remain in the hospital?

7. What consequences do the British face for not heading Walter's advice?

8. Why do you think Charis commits suicide?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An Ice Cream War is about the effects of a European war on the people living in Africa. While the characters in the novel are of European descent, not much notice is given to the local Africans. In an essay, analyze the effect the war is having on the African people.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the title of the novel, "An Ice Cream War." What does that mean to you? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

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

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