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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 the Marshall-of-the-Ten-Wounds plan to build?

2. What happens to Billy in battle, as he heads across the water?

3. What does Njiru wear in Part 2, Chapter 12?

4. What type of drill does Billy run?

5. Does Dr. Rivers plan to interfere with Emele's crouching stance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what does the spirit of Ngea do in is Dr. Rivers's dream?

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

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

8. Describe the responsibilities Billy has amassed, by Part 3, Chapter 15.

9. Who is with Hallett during his death?

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 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 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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