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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 magazine does Jim take from the cylinder to read?
(a) "Time."
(b) "Saturday Evening Post."
(c) "Life."
(d) "Reader's Digest."

2. Who prevents Jim and his fellow prisoners from entering the second camp they visit?
(a) Other British prisoners.
(b) The Japanese military guards.
(c) Their driver.
(d) The Chinese army.

3. What does Jim's family's car run over on its way to the party?
(a) A child's toy.
(b) A beggar's foot.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A squirrel.

4. Which of these people calls Jim "Jamie"?
(a) Mrs. Vincent.
(b) Major Griffin.
(c) Private Kimura.
(d) Dr. Ransome.

5. On what kind of car does a British prisoner manage to lift the hood?
(a) A Packard.
(b) A Lincoln Zephyr.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) A Studebaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the shrill whistle Jim hears at the detention center?

2. What is taken from Jim at the end of Part 2, Chapter 31?

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

4. Who joins Jim at the detention center?

5. Through what bombed-out city does the truck of prisoners from the detention center travel on its way to the camp?

(see the answer key)

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