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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 is Billy waiting for at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To return to France to fight.
(b) For a letter from his fiance.
(c) An apology from his mistress.
(d) To fly a fighter jet.

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

3. How does Billy feel when he arrives in France?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Angry.
(d) Exhausted.

4. Why is Dr. Rivers worried Catherine's childhood?
(a) He remembers it better than his.
(b) She hated it.
(c) He thinks she was traumatized.
(d) She grew up too fast.

5. What does Njiru cure a woman of in Dr. Rivers presence?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Worms.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Hernia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Dr. Rivers scared of scissors as a boy?

2. Billy thinks Hallet is too _____ to fight?

3. Where do the officers sleep in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. How does Moffet respond to his cure?

5. What is Njiru's physical affliction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

3. Why does Billy try to downplay his asthma to the medical board?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 7, what is the noticeable literary change that takes place in the novel?

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

6. Describe Billy's feelings for Sarah.

7. Describe the character of Billy.

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

9. Explain the health problem Wansbeck suffers from.

10. Describe the meeting between Elinor and Billy.

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