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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 has children with a native?

2. What does Mitchell focus on while questioning Billy?

3. What title is Billy given in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. Where did Dr. Rivers treat Billy in the past?

5. Where does Billy spend his journey to France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting where the officers are staying in Part 2, Chapter 9.

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

3. Why is it ironic that Mitchell does not ask Billy about shell shock in front of the medical board?

4. Describe Dr. Rivers's childhood.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the health problem Wansbeck suffers from.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing examples from the text, create an argument for or against the following statement:

"Through death, Billy received his comeuppance for not appreciating his life."

Essay Topic 2

Confusion about the future is a theme that many readers can relate to. Analyze the use of this theme throughout the story.

1) Does the war cause confusion about the future? For who? In what way?

2) The character Billy might have been confused about his future even if there was not a war. Why?

3) How does Billy's confusion about the future lead to his downfall?

Essay Topic 3

Sarah engages in sexual activity with Billy, an unconventional move for this era. Examine the different motivations that lead Sarah to break her chastity.

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