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

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

3. What condition are the villages of France in?
(a) Run down.
(b) Pristine.
(c) Plentiful.
(d) Ruins.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the past generation, Njiru's island's population has dropped by what percentage?

2. Who cares for Dr. Rivers in Part 2, Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What does Harrington attempt and fail at while at war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is ironic about Billy's death?

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

6. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

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

8. Who is with Hallett during his death?

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

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

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