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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. What does Billy label his fellow soldiers?

2. What is the effect of Dr. Rivers fever?

3. Why is Dr. Rivers bothered by Moffet's recovery?

4. Why was Dr. Rivers scared of scissors as a boy?

5. Where did Dr. Rivers complete a mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On the steamer, what is Brennan's intent with Dr. Rivers and how does he go about it?

3. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

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

5. Describe the character of Billy.

6. What disturbs Billy about Hallet?

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

8. Describe Billy's feelings for Sarah.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tension is a driving force behind The Ghost Road. Analyze the use of tension in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Relationships are an important layer to the story in The Ghost Road. Analyze how the constant threat of death affects the relationships in the novel, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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