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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. Who compliments Owen on his poem?

2. Why is Charles Rivers' cat morose?

3. What does Sassoon have when he meets with Owen?

4. How does Brock feel about the war and men?

5. Where does Dr. Rivers go to visit Burns?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sassoon do about one of Owen's poems?

3. Why does Rivers go to Aldebugh?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War is one of the most common occurrences in the history of humankind. Discuss one of the following:

1. Analyze how Sassoon feels about WWI. Are his feelings typical of others in the book? Are his beliefs about the war justifiable? Explain with examples.

2. Does your belief about WWI change as you read this book? What about your beliefs about war in general? Explain with examples from the text and your own experience.

3. Many resources throughout the ages have been used in the pursuit of war-related activities. Does the war in this book justify the loss of life and resources? Why or why not? Does any war justify the same?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Regeneration is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and both Sassoon and Rivers are no exceptions.

1. Trace and analyze situations when Sassoon and Rivers each demonstrates his admirable traits. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze both Sassoon and Rivers' character flaws, and explain how the flaws create more complex and believable characters. How do you think either man's character flaws make some situations more difficult for him?

3. After analyzing each man's strengths and weaknesses, decide if each man is an appropriate "hero" of the story. Is there anyone else who might be a more admirable "hero"?

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