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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Dr. Rivers travel with in the South Pacific?

2. Who does Mitchell question Billy in front of?

3. Who has children with a native?

4. Why is Dr. Rivers worried Catherine's childhood?

5. What does Billy think of Sarah by the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the benefit of being an officer instead of a soldier?

2. Why does Billy try to downplay his asthma to the medical board?

3. What is significant about Billy's reunion with Hallet?

4. Explain the treatment Dr. Rivers gives to Moffet to heal his hysterical paralysis.

5. Describe the relationship between Dr. Rivers and Njiru.

6. In Part 2, Chapter 9, how does Billy feel about the choice he made to return to France to fight?

7. Why does Billy want to fight in the war?

8. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

9. In Dr. Rivers flashback to Njiru, the witch doctor, what does Dr. Rivers think of Njiru's ability?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 7, what is the noticeable literary change that takes place in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Billy's mental health is a topic of conversation throughout The Ghost Road.

1) Why is Billy put into Craiglockhart?

2) What is his experience there? What is his relationship with Dr. Rivers?

3) Does Billy suffer from mental health issues when he returns to war? What are they?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Rivers suffered through an unhappy, but privileged childhood.

1) Analyze how Dr. Rivers's childhood experiences led to his desire to help others.

2) Does Dr. Rivers feel like a success? Why or why not?

3) How does dwelling on the past prevent Dr. Rivers from living in the present?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Rivers tells much of his story through a dream state, induced by a flu fever.

1) What is the focus of Dr. Rivers's dreams?

2) Who appears in his dreams?

3) Do his dreams provide him any sort of comfort or resolution? If not, what do they accomplish?

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