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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harrington attempt and fail at while at war?
(a) Helping a friend who is dying.
(b) Bombing a small village.
(c) Shooting a soldier.
(d) Defecting.

2. Where does Part 2, Chapter 13 take place?
(a) Melanesia.
(b) London.
(c) France.
(d) United States.

3. What sounds awakens Dr. Rivers when Ngea dies?
(a) Ngea's whispering spirit.
(b) Women crying.
(c) Dogs howling.
(d) The skulls clinking.

4. How much longer does Billy think the war will continue?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) He thinks it's ending.
(d) Five years.

5. What lifestyle does Dr. Rivers dream of at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Mentor.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Missionary.
(d) Nomad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound do the soldiers often hear?

2. Where does Billy work on the front lines?

3. What do the officers order the troops not to believe in?

4. Where is Ngea's body escorted to, prior to meeting the funeral boat?

5. Where does Dr. Rivers dream of in Part 3, Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are many of Dr. Rivers's patients seeing in Part 3, Chapter 16?

2. Who is with Hallett during his death?

3. After Ngea's seance, what is left on Dr. Rivers's pillow? What does it signify?

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

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

6. What is unique about Billy's sexual conquest in Part 3, Chapter 17 and what worries him after?

7. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

8. Who is Ngea? Describe his death.

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

10. Describe what happens in Dr. Rivers dream in Part 2, Chapter 12, when the conch shell is blown.

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