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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 believe about one of Owen's poems?

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

3. How does Sarah reassure Prior?

4. What does Sarah ask about at work?

5. Why is Madge in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sassoon meet Graves in Chapter 17 and what does he tell Graves?

2. What happens with Prior and Lumb when they see each other again after a week of not seeing each other?

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

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

5. Why is Peter sent to Rivers?

6. Where does Rivers stay the first night in London and how does he find his new job?

7. What are Sassoon and Owen working on together and what are Owen's plans for his future?

8. What do Prior and Sarah do at the beginning of Chapter 19?

9. What does Sarah's mother tell her about romance?

10. Who gives Rivers a tour of the National Hospital and what does Rivers thinks of that man's treatment methods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Regeneration is set in an actual historical war.

1. Do you think Regeneration qualifies as an historical fiction or political protest? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?

3. Do you think the culture of that era (early 1900s) is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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