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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 old is the boy Njiru brings back to the village?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

2. In the past generation, Njiru's island's population has dropped by what percentage?
(a) 0%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 75%.

3. Who does Billy have a sexual experience with in Part 3, Chapter 17?
(a) The lady of the farmhouse.
(b) Sarah.
(c) A French woman.
(d) A German man.

4. What does Harrington attempt and fail at while at war?
(a) Helping a friend who is dying.
(b) Shooting a soldier.
(c) Bombing a small village.
(d) Defecting.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their afternoons?
(a) Doing drills.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Playing games.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Rivers visit with Njiru, following Ngea's death?

2. Who is the spirit's channel at Ngea's seance?

3. What does the Marshall-of-the-Ten-Wounds plan to build?

4. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 18?

5. Billy's living conditions in Part 2, Chapter 11 are in what condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about Billy's sexual conquest in Part 3, Chapter 17 and what worries him after?

2. What is a gas captain and who performs the duty?

3. What are some negatives that Billy experiences in Part 2, Chapter 13?

4. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

5. Describe Dr. Rivers's response in his feverish dreams to Emele's mourning.

6. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what does the spirit of Ngea do in is Dr. Rivers's dream?

7. What is Billy struggling with emotionally at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 17?

8. Based on Billy's diary, describe a typical day in France for Billy.

9. What is Billy's state of mind in Part 2, Chapter 13?

10. Describe what happens in Dr. Rivers dream in Part 2, Chapter 12, when the conch shell is blown.

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