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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. How do Billy and Sarah attempt to be alone?
(a) Catching the train to Paris.
(b) Taking a canoe down the river.
(c) Running out of view.
(d) Faking headaches to stay home.

2. Where do Dr. Rivers's sisters live?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Wheeling.
(d) Ramsgate.

3. What does Geoffrey complain that he smells, at all times?
(a) His mother's perfume.
(b) Gunpowder.
(c) Failure.
(d) Rotting flesh.

4. What is Njiru's physical affliction?
(a) A curved spine.
(b) Shingles.
(c) He has one leg.
(d) He is missing a thumb.

5. What month is it when Billy arrives in France?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the character Billy be described?

2. What article of clothing does Billy show Cynthia?

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what type of transportation does Billy take?

5. What image does Dr. Rivers remember at the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the irony in the lifestyle the officers are living in Part 2, Chapter 9?

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

4. How does Dr. Rivers feel about Billy returning to war and why?

5. What is the benefit of being an officer instead of a soldier?

6. What is Billy's mental state upon returning to France?

7. Describe the character of Billy.

8. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

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

10. Explain the health problem Wansbeck suffers from.

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