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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 Sarah's mother say a woman loves a man?
2. What does Sarah ask about at work?
3. What happens to Madge's unborn baby?
4. What has happened to Willard?
5. Why is Prior embarrassed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sassoon meet Graves in Chapter 17 and what does he tell Graves?
2. Why does Rivers visit Henry Head and what does Head offer him?
3. What happens to Burns in Chapter 13?
4. What do Owen and Sassoon do the last time they meet?
5. Where does Rivers stay the first night in London and how does he find his new job?
6. What happens with Prior and Lumb when they see each other again after a week of not seeing each other?
7. What does Sassoon do about one of Owen's poems?
8. What does Rivers do with Bryce when he returns to Craiglockhart?
9. What are Sassoon and Owen working on together and what are Owen's plans for his future?
10. Where does Rivers go on leave and why is that place there for him to visit?
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. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Regeneration.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Regeneration. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Regeneration. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
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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