The Great Fire | Short Essay Answer Key

Short Essay Answer Key

1. Where is Aldred Leith and what is he doing?

Aldred Leith is traveling within Japan and is arriving in Ita Jima when the book opens. He is a solider for the Allied Forces and after one chapter, we aren't entirely sure why Aldred is in Japan.

2. Why is Professor Gardiner in prison during the war?

Professor Gardiner is in prison during the war because the Axis Forces give him two choices: He either goes back to Germany or goes to prison in Japan. He chooses Japan, which may have to do with his Japanese wife.

3. What happens to Professor Gardiner's wife?

Professor Gardiner's wife commits suicide. She tries to get into the prison with Professor Gardiner, but they refuse. Her family renounces her and she commits suicide.

4. Why doesn't Aldred mind being alone?

Aldred doesn't mind being alone because he is alone...
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