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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Rivers feel like the war has ended?
(a) The weather is nice.
(b) People act as though it already has.
(c) He is not busy at work.
(d) His sister tells him it has.

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

3. During headhunting, is someone decapitated?
(a) Yes.
(b) It depends on community need.
(c) No.
(d) If the moon is full.

4. What worries Dr. Rivers during his dream in Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Emele's fate.
(d) Kathleen's health.

5. What animal does Dr. Rivers see on his visit with Njiru?
(a) Bats.
(b) A lion.
(c) A tiger.
(d) Doves.

6. What condition are the villages of France in?
(a) Plentiful.
(b) Pristine.
(c) Ruins.
(d) Run down.

7. When does Emele leave the mourning hut?
(a) When Njiru arrives.
(b) When Dr. Rivers asks her to.
(c) When the conch shell is blown.
(d) When the boy appears.

8. What happens to Billy in battle, as he heads across the water?
(a) He's shot.
(b) He faints.
(c) He's invincible.
(d) He has a panic attack.

9. Where does Billy work on the front lines?
(a) Behind the cannon.
(b) Behind the captain.
(c) A foxhole.
(d) In a tank.

10. Dr. Rivers hears a girl meets for sex with how many boys?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

11. What is Billy's nickname?
(a) Fledgling Soldier.
(b) The Canary.
(c) The Goat.
(d) Captain Hook.

12. Where will the funeral boat take Ngea?
(a) To heaven.
(b) To an island.
(c) To sea.
(d) To his grave.

13. What is Emele's physical appearance when the conch is blown?
(a) Glowing and renewed.
(b) Tired and haggard.
(c) Bent over and crippled.
(d) Bleeding from her knees.

14. Where does Dr. Rivers dream of in Part 3, Chapter 14?
(a) The countryside.
(b) Eddystone.
(c) France.
(d) Home.

15. Who does Billy write a letter to at the end of Part 3, Chapter 17?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Dr. Rivers.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Dr. Rivers at the end of Part 3, Chapter 16?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 15, who does Billy live with that he knew in the past?

3. Where is Njiru when the headhunt is complete?

4. What sound do the soldiers often hear?

5. Where does Billy fight from in the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 13?

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