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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. How much longer does Billy think the war will continue?

2. Who does Billy write a letter to at the end of Part 3, Chapter 17?

3. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 18?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 17, what does Billy have to march through?

5. While ill, how does Dr. Rivers get news of the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on Billy's diary, describe a typical day in France for Billy.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how does Billy describe his living conditions and why does this bother him?

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

4. Who is Ngea? Describe his death.

5. What is headhunting?

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

7. What is Billy struggling with emotionally at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 17?

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

9. What provokes Dr. Rivers's dreams of Njiru?

10. Describe Dr. Rivers's dream about his sister Catherine in Part 2, Chapter 12.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the civilization at Eddystone and its customs to the modern-day customs practiced by those in The Ghost Road.

1) What do the two civilizations have in common? What are their differences?

2) What could the civilizations learn from each other?

3) Does Dr. Rivers use the insight he gained from his time in Eddystone? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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