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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. Where do Sassoon and Graves go for some recreation?
(a) The polo field.
(b) Swimming.
(c) A gentleman's club.
(d) The pool hall.

2. Who comes to visit at the hospital?
(a) Burns's mother.
(b) Prior's parents.
(c) Dr. River's parents.
(d) Sassoon's father.

3. How does Prior respond to Rivers' offer to hypnotize him?
(a) He is reluctant but agrees.
(b) He is quite anxious to have it done.
(c) He says he agrees but only if Rivers does not reveal anything to anyone else.
(d) He says no way.

4. Who does Dr. Rivers see after supper?
(a) No one; Rivers is off duty.
(b) Sassoon.
(c) Prior.
(d) Burns.

5. What can Prior not do?
(a) Speak.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Cry.
(d) Hear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Prior when he first goes under hypnotism?

2. About what does Dr. Rivers taunt Sassoon?

3. Who is Wilfred Owen?

4. Why did Sassoon want a court-martial?

5. What strikes Rivers as odd about Sassoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Prior do when he sneaks off the hospital grounds?

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

3. Who is reading a letter at the beginning of Chapter 1 and what is it titled?

4. What does is Prior able to do at the beginning of Chapter 6 and what does he ask Rivers to do?

5. Who is Anderson and why is he at the hospital?

6. Who is suppose to go on the train with Sassoon and why doesn't he?

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

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

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

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

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