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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. In Part Three, Chapter Two, who annoys Felix?

2. Where is Sergeant Gilzean from?

3. How does Charis commit suicide?

4. What feeling describes how Charis feels about her affair?

5. What does Gabriel do in the evenings at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Von Bishop receive by motorcycle?

2. How does Felix end up in Nanda?

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

4. What reason, besides political, does Gabriel have for staying in the hospital?

5. What are Felix's interactions with Aristedes?

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

7. What is Von Bishop's reaction to what happens to Gabriel when he is caught?

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

9. What is "China Show?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you know about William Boyd? How has his background influenced the writing of An Ice Cream War? Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

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 is Felix's motivation for being in the war? Write an essay that analyzes the theme of redemption as related to Felix's motivation for serving in the war.

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