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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 type of weather does Dr. Rivers remember from Eddystone?
2. What song does Billy hear sung in Part 2, Chapter 11?
3. What is the date in Part 2, Chapter 13?
4. Where does Billy work on the front lines?
5. What does blowing the conch shell do for the chief's widow?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Ngea? Describe his death.
2. Describe Dr. Rivers's response in his feverish dreams to Emele's mourning.
3. What is Billy's state of mind in Part 2, Chapter 13?
4. After Ngea's seance, what is left on Dr. Rivers's pillow? What does it signify?
5. What is unique about Billy's sexual conquest in Part 3, Chapter 17 and what worries him after?
6. Describe what happens in Dr. Rivers dream in Part 2, Chapter 12, when the conch shell is blown.
7. Describe Dr. Rivers's dream about his sister Catherine in Part 2, Chapter 12.
8. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how does Billy describe his living conditions and why does this bother him?
9. By Part 3, Chapter 16, why is Dr. Rivers one of the few doctors that remain practicing?
10. What are some negatives that Billy experiences in Part 2, Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
War is not just a backdrop event in The Ghost Road, it is also a metaphor for the many wars the characters fight within. Analyze the metaphorical wars that are fought by the following characters:
- Billy.
- Dr. Rivers.
- Njiru.
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