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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 Sassoon think about on the train?

2. What does Burns see where he is?

3. What is Anderson's problem?

4. With what is the letter writer diagnosed?

5. What does Sassoon do when he arrives at the steps into the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Broadbent and what does Rivers do about it?

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

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

5. How does Prior look to Rivers in Chapter 8 and what is he doing that earns Rivers' disapproval?

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

7. What game do Sassoon and Anderson play in Chapter 8 and what does Anderson almost do to Sassoon?

8. What does Rivers see when Prior's parents visit?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After fighting in the war and winning a number of medals for valor, Sassoon has decided the war is pointless and the soldiers have no understanding of why they are fighting. He has decided to quit fighting.

1. Do you believe a government should be able to force a person to fight in a war? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If a person volunteers for the military and then decides he/she does not want to be in the military do you think they should be able to quit just like any other job? Why or why not?

3. Do you think all citizens of a country should have to serve a mandatory two years in the military between the ages of 18 and 21? Explain in depth, your position. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Regeneration is the first book in a trilogy involving Sassoon, Rivers and others. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing several novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are two disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand-alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a stand-alone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast Sassoon to Rivers. How are they alike? How are they different? Do you think their differences are mainly due to their different positions? Why or why not?

2. Compare/contrast Sasson to Prior. How are they alike? How are they different? How do their "world views" differ? Do you think the difference between their class affects who they are?

3. Compare/contrast Rivers to Yealland. How are they alike? How are they different? Who is more likeable? Approachable? Compassionate? Intellectual?

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