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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. Where does Prior go?

3. Who does Dr. Rivers see after supper?

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

5. What confuses Sarah Lumb?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sassoon describe to Dr. Rivers about what happened when he first returned from France and what does he say about it now?

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

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

5. What does Prior describe to Rivers in Chapter 8?

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

7. What happens in Chapter 3 when Graves arrives at the hospital?

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

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

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

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

There are a number of interesting questions raised by this book. Questions that most likely Barker wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Barker's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

Essay Topic 3

Sassoon has decided not to fight in the war any longer. Some would see this as a rejection of his country's needs. Discuss on of the following:

Discuss one of the following:

1. What does patriotism mean to me? Use examples from Regeneration to support your answer.

2. Class discussion. What is patriotism? What are the advantages of a country whose citizens feel highly patriotic? What are the disadvantages? What happens when patriots become zealots? Should patriotism be expected of its citizens by any country? Why or why not?

3. How do the characters in Regeneration demonstrate their patriotism? Use examples from Regeneration to support your answer.

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