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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 reassure Prior?

2. What upsets Prior in Chapter 18?

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

4. What does Rivers thinks Burns may do in a couple years?

5. What does Madge do at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rivers go to Aldebugh?

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

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

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

6. Why is Rivers given three weeks leave by Dr. Bryce?

7. What does Rivers do with Bryce when he returns to Craiglockhart?

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

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

10. What happens to Burns in Chapter 13?

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 the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Regeneration based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that Regeneration falls within the genre of historical fiction and/or political protest changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Regeneration is the first book in a trilogy involving Sassoon, Rivers and others. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing several novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are two disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you prefer to read a stand-alone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a stand-alone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

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