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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. How does Prior wake up most of the people in the hospital?

2. What does Prior deny to Dr. Rivers?

3. How does Prior appear at the opening of Chapter 8?

4. What does Rivers think about as he prepares to sleep the night of Prior's hypnotism?

5. Who is Second-lieutenant Prior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 does Prior do when he sneaks off the hospital grounds?

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

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

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

8. What do Sassoon and Graves talk about when they go swimming in Chapter 4 and what does Sassoon say he remembers about the subject?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Regeneration help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Regeneration? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in Regeneration to discuss and compare Sassoon's response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare Sassoon's feelings about war and his assertion that it is not justified in the case of the First World War, with the ideas many Vietnam draftees expressed.

2. Do you think Sassoon's reaction to war is a common reaction for soldiers? Why or why not?

3. There is an idea that rich, political persons declare war but the common, poor person fights them. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Regeneration, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (Subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

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