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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. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their afternoons?
2. Where is Dr. Rivers dreaming about in Part 2, Chapter 10?.
3. Where does Dr. Rivers dream of in Part 3, Chapter 14?
4. Where will the funeral boat take Ngea?
5. What does blowing the conch shell do for the chief's widow?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Ngea's seance, what is left on Dr. Rivers's pillow? What does it signify?
2. What are many of Dr. Rivers's patients seeing in Part 3, Chapter 16?
3. What is Billy struggling with emotionally at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 17?
4. Who is with Hallett during his death?
5. What smell brings Billy joy and why?
6. Who is Ngea? Describe his death.
7. Why is Billy reminded of Craiglockhart in Part 3, Chapter 15?
8. Describe the cave visited by Dr. Rivers after Ngea's death.
9. What is unique about Billy's sexual conquest in Part 3, Chapter 17 and what worries him after?
10. Describe Dr. Rivers's dream about his sister Catherine in Part 2, Chapter 12.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Billy's attitude towards life eventually leads to his death.
1) Why does Billy want to return to France?
2) How does Billy feel about life in the beginning of The Ghost Road? By the end?
3) Does Billy regret his decision to return to war?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the civilization at Eddystone and its customs to the modern-day customs practiced by those in The Ghost Road.
1) What do the two civilizations have in common? What are their differences?
2) What could the civilizations learn from each other?
3) Does Dr. Rivers use the insight he gained from his time in Eddystone? If so, how?
Essay Topic 3
Sarah engages in sexual activity with Billy, an unconventional move for this era. Examine the different motivations that lead Sarah to break her chastity.
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