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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 does Dr. Potter say he found overturned by the lake?

2. What does Potter tell Myrtle that he is thankful that he is not?

3. Where does Myrtle land near when she falls from her horse?

4. What is the name of George's superior?

5. Where does the soldier shoot himself to get out of fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Potter think Myrtle is an interesting subject as far as fate is concerned?

2. Describe Dr. Potter's hallucination.

3. Why do the soldiers set up camp above the Tchernaya valley?

4. How does George die?

5. How does George react to Myrtle's sexual advances?

6. What do Myrtle and Mrs. Yardley experience on their pony ride?

7. Explain the author's use of foreshadowing in the discussion about survival between Potter and Jones.

8. Why does Dr. Potter say Myrtle could be taken for a boy?

9. How does Pompey prove he is in love with Myrtle?

10. How does Potter suffer in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

You have been called to fight for your country. Your country has a draft system and you have no choice but to join up.

1. How would your life change if you left to fight in a war? How would your family react to you fighting in a war?

2. How could you try to get out of the war or make sure you were stationed in a safe place?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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