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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. How does Billy feel when he arrives in France?

3. What is the price for a white woman for sale?

4. What affliction did Charles Dodgson suffer from?

5. Where does Billy spend his journey to France?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What disturbs Billy about Hallet?

3. How does Dr. Rivers's treatment of Moffet make Dr. Rivers feel? Why?

4. How does Dr. Rivers feel about Billy returning to war and why?

5. What happens to Moffet when feeling returns to his legs?

6. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

7. Describe the overall relationship Dr. Rivers shares with his family.

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

9. When Billy learns he's returning to France, what is his reaction?

10. When Billy and Elinor are in bed, what does Billy struggle with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the civilization at Eddystone and its customs to the modern-day customs practiced by those in The Ghost Road.

1) What do the two civilizations have in common? What are their differences?

2) What could the civilizations learn from each other?

3) Does Dr. Rivers use the insight he gained from his time in Eddystone? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

World War I motivates everything that happens within The Ghost Road.

1) What are some obvious ways the characters are affected by war? What are more subtle ways?

2) Which character is the most affected by the war? The least?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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