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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 product is Smith buying in Chapter One?
2. How do Gabriel and his men get to shore in Part Two, Chapter Five?
3. The ________ continue the ________ campaign to draw _________ resources away from the war in Europe.
4. Where is Walter Smith from?
5. Who are the askaris?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens on Charis and Gabriel's honeymoon?
2. What happens in Part Two, Chapter Five when Gabriel's unit goes ashore?
3. What benefit is Bilderbeck to Gabriel?
4. Why do the Germans continue to fight the war in Africa?
5. What are Walter's thoughts on a war early in the novel?
6. What is Walter's experience in the army like in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?
7. Describe how Walter ended up in Africa.
8. What changes between Charis and Felix at the end of Part Two, Chapter Ten?
9. Describe Felix's reaction to Amory at the party at her apartment.
10. Describe the Von Bishops relationship.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part Three, Walter attempts to find Von Bishop, the man responsible for taking his farm and decorticator. Walter's purpose in joining the fight is not so much to help his country, but to get revenge on the man responsible for destroying his lifestyle. Write an essay that analyzes the theme of revenge as expressed in An Ice Cream War.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In Part Two, Chapter Twelve, Walter's meeting Wheech-Browning provides another scene that begins as comedy. For some reason Wheech-Browning considers Walter a dear friend but cannot understand how the topic of the coffee seedlings upsets Walter. Walter is equally to blame in failing to understand that Wheech-Browning is merely performing his job in insisting that Walter pay the customs taxes. The scene ends in another death, and as Wheech-Browning says, it seems that every time the two of them get near a machine someone dies. In an essay, analyze Boyd's use of comedy in An Ice Cream War.
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