Regeneration - chapters 14-18

What decision does Prior make regarding his military service in this section?

• He chooses to stay at Craiglockhart indefinitely

• He requests a medical discharge from the war

• He applies for a return to active duty

• He attempts to flee the hospital to avoid going back

How does Rivers react to Prior’s decision about his military service?

• He fully supports Prior’s return to duty

• He worries that Prior is not mentally ready to return

• He advises Prior to avoid combat by pretending to be unfit

• He refuses to sign Prior’s military paperwork

What does Sassoon struggle with the most in these chapters?

• His fear of being sent to the front line immediately

• His growing doubt about whether his protest made a difference

• His frustration with Rivers’ methods of treatment

• His desire to escape from Craiglockhart without consequence

What event brings Prior and Sarah’s relationship into focus in this section?

• They discuss their future and the impact of war on their lives

• Prior proposes marriage, and Sarah refuses

• Sarah breaks up with Prior due to his emotional instability

• Prior leaves Craiglockhart without telling Sarah

How does Rivers’ health continue to deteriorate?

• He experiences increasing headaches and fatigue

• He begins having fainting spells and memory lapses

• He develops a severe cough and is advised to stop working

• He starts losing his voice due to constant stress

What happens when Sassoon meets with Army officials about his future?

• He is told he will be sent back to the front

• He is given an honourable discharge

• He is forced to retract his protest publicly

• He is reassigned to a non-combat position

How does Rivers’ trip to London affect his perspective?

• He realises how much his work has taken a toll on his own well-being

• He decides to leave Craiglockhart and take a new job

• He grows even more convinced that Sassoon’s protest was misguided

• He considers advising all of his patients to resist the war

How does Prior react when he undergoes a medical examination for fitness to return to war?

• He is relieved when he is declared unfit

• He brags about his strength to ensure he is passed

• He is frustrated by the rigid military process

• He refuses to participate in the examination

What is Sarah’s mother’s opinion of her relationship with Prior?

• She encourages Sarah to marry Prior quickly

• She believes Prior is faking his illness to avoid war

• She respects Prior but disapproves of his family background

• She warns Sarah against getting involved with a soldier.

Why does Rivers begin to feel increasingly conflicted about his work?

• He feels guilty for keeping Sassoon at Craiglockhart for so long

• He realises he is helping to send men back to the war he personally opposes

• He begins to question whether shell shock is a real condition

• He is offered a new job and doesn’t know whether to accept it