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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 does Billy see at the embarkation point?

2. Where does Elinor have a room?

3. What does Ian Moffet suffer from?

4. How does Moffet respond to his cure?

5. Does Dr. Rivers want Billy to fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the health problem Moffet suffers from.

3. Why is Sarah's mother an ironic character?

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

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

6. What is the irony in the lifestyle the officers are living in Part 2, Chapter 9?

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

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

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

10. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Billy's infidelity defines his character in a way that is not just sexual.

1) Define infidelity.

2) Compare and contrast Billy's infidelity to himself as opposed to others.

3) How does Billy's infidelity lead to his demise?

Essay Topic 2

The weather serves as a constant backdrop within The Ghost Road. Analyze the weather and its various developments in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of responsibility and how it affects the characters is The Ghost Road.

1) Who does Dr. Rivers feel responsible for? Why?

2) How does Billy's sense of responsibility grow and develop throughout the novel?

3) What is the war responsible for?

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