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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 16 | Part 1, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Jim in the trench near the blockhouse?
(a) Japanese soldiers.
(b) A fallen kite.
(c) Another child.
(d) A dog.

2. Who is Mr. Guerevitch?
(a) The caretaker for the Shell Company compound.
(b) A man who works for his father.
(c) One of his friend's fathers.
(d) The doorman at the Maxteds' apartment building.

3. What is Jim's job with Frank and Basie?
(a) Polishing the brass portholes.
(b) Taking the portholes from the ships.
(c) Stealing food from the market.
(d) Being their lookout.

4. Who joins Jim at the detention center?
(a) His mother.
(b) Basie.
(c) Mr. Maxted.
(d) Frank.

5. What does Dr. Ransome want to buy from the Japanese at the camp?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does the Japanese soldier put water for the prisoners?

2. What is in the middle of the overgrown field?

3. What does Jim's family's car run over on its way to the party?

4. What does Jim watch from the roof of the truck?

5. What sort of public execution does Jim witness on his way from the hospital to his home?

(see the answer key)

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