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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Prior worried?
(a) He does not want to be reassigned.
(b) He is afraid of having a heart attack.
(c) He is afraid of Burns.
(d) He is afraid of Dr. Rivers controlling his mind.

2. Where does Burns go?
(a) To a forest.
(b) To a church.
(c) Back to the front lines.
(d) To a cemetery.

3. What confuses Sarah Lumb?
(a) Why Lizzie is interested in the same man that Sarah is.
(b) Why men from the hospital receive leave to bother the local girls.
(c) Why Prior never returns to see her when they agreed to meet again.
(d) She is not confused, just angry.

4. How does Prior appear at the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Worn thin.
(c) Belligerent.
(d) Healthy and alert.

5. What does Graves tell Dr. Rivers about Sassoon's board decision?
(a) He didn't know the board would send Sassoon there.
(b) He lied to Sassoon about it.
(c) He had no connection to the board.
(d) He wanted Sassoon to be court-martialed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mental state is more common for enlisted men than officers?

2. How long is Prior confined to the hospital?

3. With what is the letter writer diagnosed?

4. What happens to Prior at the opening to Chapter 6?

5. What is Anderson's problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Prior that sent him to the hospital?

2. Who is Wilfred Owen and how does he feel about Sassoon?

3. What is causing Dr. Rivers pain in his head while he is sleeping?

4. In Chapter 6 why does Rivers see Prior after dinner and what does Prior tell him what is Rivers' response?

5. What does Sassoon tell Dr. Rivers about his medical board and what did the board determine about Sassoon?

6. What does the writer say in the letter and what consequences has he suffered as the result of the letter?

7. What does Prior continue to ask Rivers for and what does he show Rivers? What is Rivers' response?

8. What does Sassoon do after his swim with Graves?

9. What does Dr. Brock suggest to Rivers about Sassoon?

10. In Chapter 4 what does Burns do when he leaves the hospital for part of a day?

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