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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. During headhunting, is someone decapitated?

2. When Billy needs his gas mask, what happens?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how do the enlisted men spend their mornings?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 18, why are few doctors working in the ward?

5. Whose hut does Dr. Rivers dream of approaching in Part 2, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 11, how does Billy describe his living conditions and why does this bother him?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what does the spirit of Ngea do in is Dr. Rivers's dream?

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

5. What smell brings Billy joy and why?

6. Describe the cave visited by Dr. Rivers after Ngea's death.

7. By Part 3, Chapter 16, why is Dr. Rivers one of the few doctors that remain practicing?

8. Who is with Hallett during his death?

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

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

War is not just a backdrop event in The Ghost Road, it is also a metaphor for the many wars the characters fight within. Analyze the metaphorical wars that are fought by the following characters:

- Billy.

- Dr. Rivers.

- Njiru.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Rivers tells much of his story through a dream state, induced by a flu fever.

1) What is the focus of Dr. Rivers's dreams?

2) Who appears in his dreams?

3) Do his dreams provide him any sort of comfort or resolution? If not, what do they accomplish?

Essay Topic 3

Billy's sexual experiences are both heterosexual and homosexual in nature.

1) Does Sarah know Billy is having sexual relations with others? How would she respond if she did?

2) How does Billy treat sex with strangers?

3) What motivates Billy to have sexual relations with men?

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