Regeneration - chapters 19-23

What does Rivers notice about Sassoon’s mental state as his departure from Craiglockhart approaches?

• Sassoon is excited to leave and return to the front

• Sassoon begins to regret ever protesting the war

• Sassoon becomes more withdrawn and anxious

• Sassoon becomes aggressive and refuses to speak to Rivers

What happens during Prior’s final medical board assessment?

• He is declared unfit for duty and discharged

• He collapses during the assessment, proving his unfitness

• He refuses to attend, leading to disciplinary action

• He is deemed fit to return to the front

How does Sarah react when Prior discusses his future in the war?

• She insists he leave the war and live with her

• She ends their relationship to avoid heartbreak

• She encourages him to desert the army

• She supports him but worries about his safety

What is the significance of Rivers’ visit to Dr. Yealland’s hospital in these final chapters?

• He becomes an advocate for Yealland’s techniques

• He realises his patients are exaggerating their symptoms

• He learns a new, effective way to treat shell shock

• He witnesses Yealland’s brutal treatment methods

How does Yealland treat his patients compared to Rivers?

• He focuses on using hypnosis exclusively

• He allows patients to choose their own treatments

• He believes in kindness and understanding like Rivers

• He uses electric shock therapy and forces silence

How does Rivers feel after witnessing Yealland’s methods?

• Confident that Yealland’s approach is best for wartime recovery

• Indifferent, as he believes every doctor has their own approach

• Inspired to try similar techniques

• Disturbed by the cruelty and lack of compassion

How does Prior react to his return to active duty?

• He is eager to prove himself in battle

• He tries to find a way to escape his orders

• He is excited to leave Craiglockhart and never return

• He feels trapped but accepts his fate

What happens to Rivers at the end of the novel?

• He suffers a breakdown and is hospitalised

• He enlists in the military to experience war firsthand

• He resigns from his position in protest

• He remains in his role but struggles with his emotions

What does Sassoon realize about his own identity as a soldier and poet?

• He embraces war as a necessary duty and gives up protest

• He decides to stop writing about war altogether

• He no longer believes poetry has any impact

• He cannot separate his love for his fellow soldiers from his hatred of war

Why does Rivers reflect on his role in sending men back to war?

• He is angry that the military does not listen to his concerns

• He no longer believes in shell shock

• He feels responsible for returning them to suffering

• He is proud that he has helped them recover