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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 sound do the soldiers often hear?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Roosters crowing.
(c) Planes.
(d) Screaming.

2. What lifestyle does Dr. Rivers dream of at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Nomad.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Missionary.
(d) Scholar.

3. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 18?
(a) Hallett.
(b) Billy and Hallett.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Billy.

4. Who does Wansbeck admit to having conversations with?
(a) The deceased woman he almost married.
(b) Dr. Rivers.
(c) The ghost of the soldier he killed.
(d) His mother.

5. What is Billy's nickname?
(a) Fledgling Soldier.
(b) The Canary.
(c) Captain Hook.
(d) The Goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Billy have a sexual experience with in Part 3, Chapter 17?

2. What smell reminds Billy of home?

3. What do the officers order the troops not to believe in?

4. Billy is afraid his battalion will do what in Part 3, Chapter 17?

5. Where does Ngea sit, prior to the death ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Ngea? Describe his death.

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

4. What is headhunting?

5. What is ironic about Billy's death?

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

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

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

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

10. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

(see the answer keys)

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