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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the vehicle that arrives on Jim's third day back?
(a) A generator.
(b) A silver parachute canister.
(c) American Marines.
(d) Dr. Ransome.

2. What has Dr. Ransome advised Jim to eat?
(a) Grass.
(b) The weevils in the wheat.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Any flies he can catch.

3. How does the truck Jim is in cross Soochow Creek?
(a) It is pushed by Japanese soldiers.
(b) On a ferry.
(c) It is driven through a shallow part of the creek.
(d) Over the new bridge.

4. On whom does Jim become dependent for his food?
(a) Japanese soldiers.
(b) Mr. Guerevitch.
(c) The Maxteds' neighbors.
(d) A local shopkeeper.

5. Which of these is not something Jim carries with him to Nantao in his wooden box?
(a) An advertisement for a Packard.
(b) His Latin primer.
(c) The turtle.
(d) His cathedral school blazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of homework is Jim doing for Dr. Ransome when the air-raid siren goes off?

2. With whom does Jim speak on Dr. Lockwood's veranda?

3. On what kind of car does a British prisoner manage to lift the hood?

4. What is falling from the sky when Jim awakes at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 32?

5. To whom does Jim give water while they are resting by the checkpoint?

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