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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. Who does Wansbeck admit to having conversations with?

3. What is Billy's nickname?

4. At Craiglockhart, how did Dr. Rivers get his patients to confide their feelings?

5. Whose hut does Dr. Rivers dream of approaching in Part 2, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Dr. Rivers's response in his feverish dreams to Emele's mourning.

4. Why is Billy reminded of Craiglockhart in Part 3, Chapter 15?

5. Who is with Hallett during his death?

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

7. What are some negatives that Billy experiences in Part 2, Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

The weather serves as a constant backdrop within The Ghost Road. Analyze the weather and its various developments in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Rivers tells much of his story through a dream state, induced by a flu fever.

1) What is the focus of Dr. Rivers's dreams?

2) Who appears in his dreams?

3) Do his dreams provide him any sort of comfort or resolution? If not, what do they accomplish?

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