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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. Who plays golf together?

2. What happens to Prior at the opening to Chapter 6?

3. Why does Prior apologize to Rivers?

4. What does the boy a couple beds away from Sassoon have in a previous hospitalization experience?

5. What does Dr. Brock suggest to Dr. Rivers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Prior continue to ask Rivers for and what does he show Rivers? What is Rivers' response?

2. Who is suppose to go on the train with Sassoon and why doesn't he?

3. What does Sassoon describe to Dr. Rivers about what happened when he first returned from France and what does he say about it now?

4. What happened to Sassoon's Declaration and how does Sassoon feel about that and what does he and Rivers discuss in Chapter 7 besides this?

5. Who is Wilfred Owen and how does he feel about Sassoon?

6. What does Rivers think about Anderson's vision of Rivers in one of Anderson's dreams?

7. Why is Prior at the hospital?

8. What game do Sassoon and Anderson play in Chapter 8 and what does Anderson almost do to Sassoon?

9. Who is reading a letter at the beginning of Chapter 1 and what is it titled?

10. What happens to Burns in Chapter 2 and what is Rivers' response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Regeneration, it is hard to know who is the "good" guy versus the "bad" guy. Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Regeneration. How far into the book does it take to separate the untrustworthy from those who can be trusted?

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Regeneration.

3. Are there some characters who can be trustworthy at times and not trustworthy at other times? Who? Why do they vacillate?

Essay Topic 2

Sassoon, the protagonist was a British soldier in the First World War.

1. Research and write an expository essay about how the First World War begins and ends.

2. Research and write an expository essay about the causes of the tremendous numbers of deaths in the First World War.

3. Compare/Contrast the issues in the First World War compared with the issues in the Second World War.

Essay Topic 3

Often titles reveal much about one or more aspects of a novel. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think is the purpose of a title? How closely related to a major theme(s) of a book do you think a title should be? Or should it be?

2. How is the word "Regeneration" relevant to the action of the novel? What sort of emotional/psychological response does the title evoke? Why do you think Barker chose this title (if she does)? If you were perusing the library for a book to read and saw this title, would it pique your interest? Why or why not. Does it seem to be the best title for the book?

3. If you were the writer of Regeneration and your editor says the title must be changed, what would you choose? Why?

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