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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who searches for Jim after the air raid?
(a) Mr. Maxted.
(b) Private Kimura.
(c) Dr. Ransome.
(d) Basie.

2. In what does the Japanese soldier put water for the prisoners?
(a) A coffee cup.
(b) His canteen.
(c) A Coca-Cola bottle.
(d) A mess tin.

3. How does Jim get into his house after leaving the hospital?
(a) He has a key.
(b) He breaks a window.
(c) Through the garbage compactor.
(d) Through an unlocked window.

4. In what place does this story open?
(a) Jim's home.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) Jim's family's car.
(d) Jim's school.

5. Where does Jim sleep near the river?
(a) In the backseat of a taxi.
(b) In a hotel lobby.
(c) On a bench.
(d) In a beached rowboat.

6. What kinds of planes attack the camp?
(a) Hayates.
(b) Zeros.
(c) Mustangs.
(d) Spitfires.

7. What does Jim watch from the roof of the truck?
(a) Two birds in a tree.
(b) A Japanese freighter.
(c) The Chinese laborers work.
(d) A squadron of American planes.

8. What film is playing at the Cathay Theater?
(a) "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
(b) "Gone With the Wind."
(c) "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
(d) "The Wizard of Oz."

9. Where does Basie tell Jim the American planes have flown in from?
(a) Guam.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) California.
(d) Thailand.

10. From what country does Basie tell Jim some of the pilots were?
(a) Brazil.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Luxembourg.

11. What is destroyed on the parade ground before the Chinese coolie is killed?
(a) His bicycle.
(b) His chess set.
(c) A pile of books.
(d) His rickshaw.

12. What type of game did Dr. Ransome organize the previous winter?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) American football.
(d) Rugby.

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

14. Who is Vera?
(a) A friend of his mother's.
(b) His father's secretary.
(c) The governess.
(d) The cook.

15. Of what has Jim been dreaming lately?
(a) War.
(b) Being home in England.
(c) Christmas presents.
(d) Airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not a medicine Jim tells Basie is in Dr. Ransome's cabinet?

2. On whom does Jim become dependent for his food?

3. Which of these is not a picture Jim has hanging on his wall?

4. Where is Jim during Chapter 5?

5. Which of these is not a task assigned to Jim by Basie?

(see the answer keys)

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