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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 say he has decided?

2. What does Sarah ask about at work?

3. What does Sassoon do?

4. What does Sarah's mother think Prior wants with Sarah?

5. How does Sarah's mother say men love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rivers try to do for his brother while on leave but what does he end up doing?

2. Where does Rivers go on leave and why is that place there for him to visit?

3. What does Sassoon do about the medical boards in August?

4. Why does Rivers visit Henry Head and what does Head offer him?

5. What does the board decide to do about Prior in Chapter 18?

6. What do Owen and Sassoon do the last time they meet?

7. What is Rivers doing in Chapter 20 and why?

8. What does Rivers do that makes the other board members stare at him?

9. What does Sarah find out about Madge at work?

10. How is Willard doing by Chapter 20 and to what does he credit his state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sassoon, the protagonist was a British soldier in the First World War.

1. Research and write an expository essay about how the First World War begins and ends.

2. Research and write an expository essay about the causes of the tremendous numbers of deaths in the First World War.

3. Compare/Contrast the issues in the First World War compared with the issues in the Second World War.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is courage? It is defined in the dictionary as: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. How is courage demonstrated? Given what you have seen of Sassoon, why would one call him courageous? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss two situations, one during a situation like Sassoon is involved in Regeneration, and one during an ordinary event, in which a great deal of courage would be needed to endure the situations.

3. Discuss the two sides to the following: Courage can be learned. One is either born with courage or not.

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