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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 Dr. Rivers think of Geoffrey before he meets him?

2. Who is Ethel to Catherine?

3. What does Geoffrey complain that he smells, at all times?

4. Where do Dr. Rivers's sisters live?

5. Who did Geoffrey kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony in the lifestyle the officers are living in Part 2, Chapter 9?

2. When Billy and Elinor are in bed, what does Billy struggle with?

3. How does Dr. Rivers feel about Billy returning to war and why?

4. Describe Billy's last night in London.

5. Describe the overall relationship Dr. Rivers shares with his family.

6. Why is it ironic that Mitchell does not ask Billy about shell shock in front of the medical board?

7. Explain the treatment Dr. Rivers gives to Moffet to heal his hysterical paralysis.

8. How does Dr. Rivers's treatment of Moffet make Dr. Rivers feel? Why?

9. What is the initial result of Dr. Rivers getting the flu?

10. Explain the health problem Moffet suffers from.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah engages in sexual activity with Billy, an unconventional move for this era. Examine the different motivations that lead Sarah to break her chastity.

Essay Topic 2

Billy's mental health is a topic of conversation throughout The Ghost Road.

1) Why is Billy put into Craiglockhart?

2) What is his experience there? What is his relationship with Dr. Rivers?

3) Does Billy suffer from mental health issues when he returns to war? What are they?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of responsibility and how it affects the characters is The Ghost Road.

1) Who does Dr. Rivers feel responsible for? Why?

2) How does Billy's sense of responsibility grow and develop throughout the novel?

3) What is the war responsible for?

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