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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. At the end of Part Three, what information does Felix need to know?

2. What is Felix's title in the British Army in Part Three?

3. For Charis, what does the end of the war mean?

4. What evidence is there that Gabriel is dead?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes Felix's mind about spending time on Walter's farm and then returning to England?

2. Describe the interactions between Liesl and Gabriel in Part Three, Chapter Five.

3. What questions does Dr. Venables ask Felix about Charis?

4. What are Felix's interactions with Aristedes?

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

6. Do you think Von Bishop wants to go after Gabriel? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Major Bilderbeck is an enigmatic character who befriends Gabriel aboard a troop transport ship. His strange mannerisms, specifically his manner of laughing at things that other people do not find immediately funny, might indicate something of an amoral personality. In an essay, write a character analysis of Major Bilderbeck.

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