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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. Does Dr. Rivers want Billy to fight?
(a) Yes, because Billy is good at it.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, because he doesn't like Billy.
(d) If Billy wants to.

2. Where did Dr. Rivers complete a mission?
(a) Island Petro.
(b) Eddystone.
(c) Canary Island.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

3. Who did Dr. Rivers travel with in the South Pacific?
(a) Josh Brown.
(b) Hocart.
(c) Crockett.
(d) Billy.

4. What is the mood of the encounter between Billy and Sarah at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Tense.
(b) Loving.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Boring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Dr. Rivers's sisters live?

2. Where do Billy's men stay in Part 2, Chapter 9?

3. Billy is put on the line after how many weeks?

4. What are Billy and his soldiers waiting for in Part 2, Chapter 9?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, how does Billy feel about being in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it ironic that Mitchell does not ask Billy about shell shock in front of the medical board?

2. What disturbs Billy about Hallet?

3. Explain the speech impediment Dr. Rivers had as a youth and what caused it.

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

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

6. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

7. When Billy learns he's returning to France, what is his reaction?

8. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

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

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

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