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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Craiglockhart, how did Dr. Rivers get his patients to confide their feelings?
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Medication.
(c) He would make them feel safe.
(d) Hypnosis.

2. What type of weather does Dr. Rivers remember from Eddystone?
(a) Tornadoes.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Hurricanes.

3. What wakes Dr. Rivers from his dream state in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) The doorbell.
(b) Miss Irving.
(c) Night tremors.
(d) The sun.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their mornings?
(a) Watching the news.
(b) Talking politics.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Fighting.

5. What is cooked over the fire at Ngea's death celebration?
(a) A sacrifice.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Ngea's skull.
(d) Pigs.

6. While ill, how does Dr. Rivers get news of the war?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Watching the news.
(d) Letters from Billy.

7. What sounds awakens Dr. Rivers when Ngea dies?
(a) Women crying.
(b) The skulls clinking.
(c) Ngea's whispering spirit.
(d) Dogs howling.

8. Where is Njiru when the headhunt is complete?
(a) On an island.
(b) With Emele.
(c) In the clouds.
(d) In a canoe.

9. In Dr. Rivers' dream about Ngea's widow, whose face is she wearing in hut?
(a) Kathleen's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Billy's.
(d) Emele's.

10. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their afternoons?
(a) Playing games.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Doing drills.

11. What do the soldiers do on Sunday mornings?
(a) Rise at dawn.
(b) Sleep in.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Sing war songs.

12. What lifestyle does Dr. Rivers dream of at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Nomad.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Missionary.

13. What happens to Hallett in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He gets married.
(c) He goes home.
(d) He is injured.

14. In Part 3, Chapter 17, what does Billy have to march through?
(a) Dead bodies and stagnant water.
(b) The mountains.
(c) Snow and ice.
(d) Hungry children and angry farmers.

15. Where is Billy assigned to fight at the end of Part 3, Chapter 15?
(a) He is sent to Craiglockhart.
(b) The front line.
(c) He is sent home.
(d) At the back of the line.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will the funeral boat take Ngea?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 17, what type of weapons do Billy's battalion fear they will march against?

3. Who does Billy have a sexual experience with in Part 3, Chapter 17?

4. What worries Dr. Rivers during his dream in Part 2, Chapter 12?

5. Who does Billy write a letter to at the end of Part 3, Chapter 17?

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