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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jim initially rejected from going to the prison camp?
(a) He is too sick.
(b) He is a great favorite of the sergeant in charge.
(c) He begs not to go.
(d) He is needed to tend the fire.

2. What is the name of the British ship anchored near the hotel?
(a) The Wake.
(b) The Petrel.
(c) The Idzumo.
(d) The Emilio Carlotta.

3. How does Jim help Mrs. Blackburn?
(a) He helps with the fire.
(b) He babysits her children.
(c) He fetches her water.
(d) He washes out her mess tin for her.

4. What does Jim retrieve for Mr. Maxted from the Japanese soldiers?
(a) Bits of soap.
(b) Bottle caps.
(c) Paper scraps.
(d) Cigarette butts.

5. Where is the truck of prisoners headed?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Nagasaki.
(d) Woosung.

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

7. What is the name of the American ship anchored near the hotel?
(a) The Petrel.
(b) The Wake.
(c) The Emilio Carlotta.
(d) The Idzumo.

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

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

10. What book does Jim read in one of the strange houses?
(a) "The Jungle Book."
(b) "Through the Looking Glass."
(c) "The Wizard of Oz."
(d) "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

11. What are the English couple who joins the prisoners carrying?
(a) A wicker suitcase.
(b) A steamer trunk.
(c) Water jugs.
(d) A violin case.

12. Where is Jim during Chapter 5?
(a) Home.
(b) The hospital.
(c) School.
(d) The hotel.

13. 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 squirrel.
(d) A jacket.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being held at the internment camp at St. Francis Xavier seminary?

2. Who takes Jim's bicycle from him?

3. Which ship sinks into the Yangtze during the fight?

4. What is the name of the American planes Jim sees at Lunghua?

5. What does Dr. Ransome want to buy from the Japanese at the camp?

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