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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. What war does Billy want to fight in?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) WWI.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) WWII.

2. Who does Billy run into prior to his medical exam?
(a) His mother.
(b) Elinor.
(c) Owen.
(d) Dr. Rivers.

3. How does the war affect Billy?
(a) He loses his legs.
(b) He becomes mentally ill.
(c) He becomes pro-peace.
(d) He wants to defect.

4. What changes in the narration in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Nothing changes.
(b) It becomes first person.
(c) It is written in Morse Code.
(d) It is from several different point of views.

5. Where do Billy's men stay in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) In tents.
(b) At a residence.
(c) In the dorms.
(d) In a church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Dr. Rivers is ill, he recalls playing what game as a boy?

3. What is the price for a white woman for sale?

4. What does Dr. Rivers think of Geoffrey before he meets him?

5. What state of mind is Billy in when the novel opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the initial result of Dr. Rivers getting the flu?

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

3. Describe the relationship between Dr. Rivers and Njiru.

4. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

5. Why does Dr. Rivers express concern about his childhood to his sister?

6. Why does Billy want to fight in the war?

7. How does Dr. Rivers's treatment of Moffet make Dr. Rivers feel? Why?

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

9. Describe Billy's last night in London.

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

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