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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jim's mother's costume for the party?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A princess.
(c) A shepherdess.
(d) A pierrot.

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

3. What kind of homework is Jim doing for Dr. Ransome when the air-raid siren goes off?
(a) Latin.
(b) Writing an essay.
(c) Math.
(d) French.

4. Why does Jim's father leave the car?
(a) To help rescue the drowning sailors.
(b) To retrieve something he left in the hotel.
(c) To buy a newspaper.
(d) To clear a path through the crowd.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who joins Jim at the detention center?

3. What exam is Jim supposed to take the day the fighting starts?

4. What does Basie trade at the market for fish and rice?

5. Where does Basie tell Jim the American planes have flown in from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jim take advantage of his position helping at the hospital?

2. What is the "shadow film"?

3. Where does Jim go when he jumps out of his family's car as they are trying to leave the hotel?

4. Why is Jim so affected by the sight of the dead kamikaze pilot?

5. What does Jim find at the end of Part 3, Chapter 40?

6. Describe Basie's cubicle.

7. Describe Jim's trip home from the Cathedral.

8. How does Jim end up in the truck bound for Woosung?

9. Why is there fighting still going on around Shanghai?

10. What effects does the rumor that the Japanese will cut rations again have?

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