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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 Dr. Rivers think of Geoffrey before he meets him?

2. Why is Billy sent back to England?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what type of transportation does Billy take?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbs Billy about Hallet?

2. Why is Ada trying to protect her daughter from Billy?

3. Where do Billy and Dr. Rivers meet?

4. What is Billy's mental state upon returning to France?

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

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

7. Explain the speech impediment Dr. Rivers had as a youth and what caused it.

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

9. Describe Billy's last night in London.

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

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

Billy's sexual experiences are both heterosexual and homosexual in nature.

1) Does Sarah know Billy is having sexual relations with others? How would she respond if she did?

2) How does Billy treat sex with strangers?

3) What motivates Billy to have sexual relations with men?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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