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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ada live with?
(a) Her fiance.
(b) A housekeeper.
(c) Cynthia and Sarah.
(d) Billy.

2. What does Billy do his last night in London?
(a) Attempts suicide.
(b) Visits Sarah.
(c) Goes out.
(d) Goes to church.

3. What does Billy label his fellow soldiers?
(a) Traitors to land and sea.
(b) Ghosts in the making.
(c) Cowards.
(d) Fighters until the end.

4. What title is Billy given in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Gas Officer.
(b) Tank Officer.
(c) Lead Officer.
(d) Officer Strong.

5. Why is Billy sent back to England?
(a) Shellshock.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy waiting for at the beginning of the novel?

2. How is the village the officers stay in affected by the war?

3. The accommodations in France remind Billy of what?

4. What does Dr. Rivers hear when returning Moffet to bed?

5. What does Njiru tell Dr. Rivers lives in the lower intestines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Moffet when feeling returns to his legs?

2. What disturbs Billy about Hallet?

3. In Dr. Rivers flashback to Njiru, the witch doctor, what does Dr. Rivers think of Njiru's ability?

4. Explain the treatment Dr. Rivers gives to Moffet to heal his hysterical paralysis.

5. Explain Njiru's deformity and how he handles it.

6. Describe the character of Billy.

7. When Billy and Elinor are in bed, what does Billy struggle with?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 9, how does Billy feel about the choice he made to return to France to fight?

9. On the steamer, what is Brennan's intent with Dr. Rivers and how does he go about it?

10. Describe Billy's feelings for Sarah.

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