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

2. Dr. Rivers hears a girl meets for sex with how many boys?
(a) Six.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. What happens to Longstaffe in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) He defects.
(b) He fights Billy.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is wounded.

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

5. Where does Dr. Rivers visit with Njiru, following Ngea's death?
(a) The dwelling in Forest Tree Whole.
(b) A riverbed.
(c) A cave at Pa Na Keru.
(d) A volcano.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Rivers feel like the war has ended?

3. Who does Wansbeck admit to having conversations with?

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their afternoons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is headhunting?

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

3. What is ironic about Billy's death?

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

5. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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