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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. Who owns the dented tin box with "WAR GRAVES COMMISSION" engraved on it?

2. What is Aldred going to do with the information he is collecting daily?

3. What does Bertram send Benedict through the mail?

4. How does Aldred describe Gigliola?

5. Where is Aldred and his escort traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Peter Exley and Hendriks talk about on the ship?

2. How does Aldred describe Helen?

3. Why is Peter happy about making the move to MacGregor Road?

4. Why is Exley living with Roy Rysom?

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

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

7. How does Aldred get the job of studying China and Japan?

8. Why do the women from Peter's office take him out?

9. As Benedict's health worsens, what is his greatest desire?

10. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Aldred struggle with finding his home? Why does he even have problems claiming a hometown?

Essay Topic 2

How does culture affect Peter Exley throughout the novel? Use at least three examples of how it affects his life, his relationships and his actions.

Essay Topic 3

How are Helen and Benedict so happy when they deal with Benedict's disease every day? What makes them capable of having so much joy on a daily basis?

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