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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. Who cares for Dr. Rivers in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) A fellow doctor.
(b) His landlady.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

2. What do the soldiers do on Sunday mornings?
(a) Sing war songs.
(b) Rise at dawn.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Sleep in.

3. Where does Billy work on the front lines?
(a) In a tank.
(b) Behind the captain.
(c) Behind the cannon.
(d) A foxhole.

4. Where will the funeral boat take Ngea?
(a) To sea.
(b) To his grave.
(c) To heaven.
(d) To an island.

5. What animal does Dr. Rivers see on his visit with Njiru?
(a) A tiger.
(b) Doves.
(c) Bats.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Dr. Rivers during his dream in Part 2, Chapter 12?

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

3. What is Billy writing in at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. Who does Wansbeck admit to having conversations with?

5. What sounds awakens Dr. Rivers when Ngea dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. By Part 3, Chapter 16, why is Dr. Rivers one of the few doctors that remain practicing?

3. After Ngea's seance, what is left on Dr. Rivers's pillow? What does it signify?

4. Why is Billy reminded of Craiglockhart in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. Describe the cave visited by Dr. Rivers after Ngea's death.

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

7. Who is with Hallett during his death?

8. Describe Dr. Rivers's dream about his sister Catherine in Part 2, Chapter 12.

9. Describe the responsibilities Billy has amassed, by Part 3, Chapter 15.

10. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

(see the answer keys)

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