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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. Whose grave is desecrated at Walter's house in Part Two?

2. In Part Three, Chapter Eight, what does Felix wonder about Loveday?

3. In Part Four, Chapter Two, how does a British soldier arrive in German territory?

4. During the pursuit, describe Von Bishop's feelings towards Gabriel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "China Show?"

3. What comparisons does Charis make between the two brothers, Gabriel and Felix?

4. What is unusual about Felix's response to Lieutenant Loveday's death?

5. Describe Gabriel's journal.

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

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

8. What is shocking about Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?

9. How did the affair between Felix and Charis begin?

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

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

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 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.

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