Regeneration chapters 1-7

Why is Siegfried Sassoon sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital?

• He has been physically wounded in battle

• He has been court-martialed for insubordination

• He published an anti-war declaration and was deemed mentally ill

• He requested medical leave due to personal issues

What is Dr. W.H.R. Rivers’ main role at Craiglockhart?

• To punish officers for insubordination

• To treat mentally ill officers and prepare them to return to duty

• To diagnose and discharge soldiers permanently from service

• To collect data on psychological conditions for the military

What is unique about Billy Prior’s condition when he first appears in the novel?

• He refuses to speak to Rivers out of defiance

• He suffers from mutism and cannot speak

• He is physically unable to walk due to an injury

• He has violent outbursts that endanger other patients

What does Sassoon do in his free time at Craiglockhart?

• Writes poetry

• Trains for an upcoming military reassignment

• Argues with the doctors about his declaration

• Spends most of his time in isolation, refusing treatment

What does Rivers notice about himself as he treats his patients?

• He feels increasingly detached from the war

• He becomes convinced that Sassoon is genuinely insane

• He begins to question whether his work is truly helping them

• He decides to leave Craiglockhart to avoid ethical dilemmas

Why is Rivers seen as a father figure to many of the inmates of the hospital?

• He becomes a paternal figure to a lot of the men while he is treating their mental illnesses

• He gives good hugs

• A lot of the men in the hospital are fatherless

• He is a figure of authority

Why does Sassoon see himself as a good roommate?

• He doesn't wake up screaming

• He is very good at sharing

• He doesn't stand on ceremony

• He is like a brother to many of the other inmates

Who was the person to get Sassoon sent to Craiglockhart?

• Rivers

• Sassoon

• Graves

• Prior

How does Rivers initially react to Sassoon’s views about the war?

• He believes Sassoon’s protest is irrational and due to mental instability

• He sympathises with Sassoon but remains committed to his role as a military psychiatrist

• He agrees completely and tries to help Sassoon get discharged from service

• He reports Sassoon’s views to the authorities and recommends punishment

Which of the Craiglockhart inmates is the most traumatised according to Rivers?

• Sassoon

• Prior

• Burns

• Graves