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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. Gabriel and Charis leave France when Austria declares war on who?
2. What causes the Germans to fire on Gabriel?
3. What is wrong with the landing of Gabriel's ship in Part Two?
4. What causes confusion the first night for Gabriel and Charis in France?
5. What is the setting of Part One, Chapter Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Felix's plans after the wedding?
2. What changes Walter's stance on joining the army?
3. What do the Germans do to Walter's farm?
4. What happens when an Indian refuses an order by Bilderbeck?
5. Describe how Felix and Holland react differently to the discrimination they face because they are not in military service.
6. Describe Felix's interactions with his family in Part One, Chapter Four.
7. What does Charis show Felix at her cottage and what does Felix explain to her?
8. Summarize what Gabriel reflects on since his honeymoon while aboard a ship from India to Africa.
9. What changes between Charis and Felix at the end of Part Two, Chapter Ten?
10. Describe Gabriel's recovery in Part Two, Chapter Eleven.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Major Bilderbeck is an enigmatic character who befriends Gabriel aboard a troop transport ship. His strange mannerisms, specifically his manner of laughing at things that other people do not find immediately funny, might indicate something of an amoral personality. In an essay, write a character analysis of Major Bilderbeck.
Essay Topic 2
What is Felix's motivation for being in the war? Write an essay that analyzes the theme of redemption as related to Felix's motivation for serving in the war.
Essay Topic 3
What genre or genres can An Ice Cream War be classified as? Use examples from the text to support your thesis.
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