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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 worries Dr. Rivers during his dream in Part 2, Chapter 12?

2. What does blowing the conch shell do for the chief's widow?

3. What song does Billy hear sung in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. What happens to Ngea's skull?

5. What do the soldiers do on Sunday mornings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens in Dr. Rivers dream in Part 2, Chapter 12, when the conch shell is blown.

2. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

3. By Part 3, Chapter 16, why is Dr. Rivers one of the few doctors that remain practicing?

4. How long must Ngea's widow remain in mourning and what does the mourning entail?

5. What is Billy's state of mind in Part 2, Chapter 13?

6. What are many of Dr. Rivers's patients seeing in Part 3, Chapter 16?

7. What is ironic about Billy's death?

8. Who is with Hallett during his death?

9. After Ngea's seance, what is left on Dr. Rivers's pillow? What does it signify?

10. Describe the cave visited by Dr. Rivers after Ngea's death.

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

Billy's is clear on what he does not want to do with his life, but less clear on what he does want to do.

1) What does Billy not want to do with his life?

2) What does Billy choose to do instead? How does this choice help him grow as a person? What responsibilities does it offer?

3) What positive character traits develop in Billy, due to this final experience in the war?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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