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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. When does Emele leave the mourning hut?
(a) When the conch shell is blown.
(b) When Njiru arrives.
(c) When Dr. Rivers asks her to.
(d) When the boy appears.

2. Who does Billy write a letter to at the end of Part 3, Chapter 17?
(a) Dr. Rivers.
(b) His mother.
(c) Sarah.
(d) His sister.

3. Where is Dr. Rivers dreaming about in Part 2, Chapter 10?.
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Island Kinney.
(c) Eddystone.
(d) The Himalayans.

4. What are phantasms asking Sassoon?
(a) Where to get some food.
(b) When he will join them.
(c) Why he is not at war.
(d) To give them some water.

5. What happens to Hallett in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) He goes home.
(b) He gets married.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Dr. Rivers from his dream state in Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. What is Emele's physical appearance when the conch is blown?

3. How much longer does Billy think the war will continue?

4. Where is Ngea's body escorted to, prior to meeting the funeral boat?

5. Where has Hallett been shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how does Billy describe his living conditions and why does this bother him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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