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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 taken from Jim on his way from the hospital to his home?
(a) His watch.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His money.
(d) His cap.

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

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

4. What does Jim use to fertilize the garden?
(a) Cow manure.
(b) Fertilizer granules.
(c) Human sewage.
(d) Composted garbage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Ransome using to make insulation for the huts in camp?

2. What is destroyed on the parade ground before the Chinese coolie is killed?

3. What does Jim retrieve for Mr. Maxted from the Japanese soldiers?

4. Who is Mr. Guerevitch?

5. What is Jim's father's costume for the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim believe the public execution of the Chinese coolie is intended to prove?

2. What happens when the truck of prisoners arrives at the second internment camp?

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

4. What is the "shadow film"?

5. How is Jim being used by Basie's gang of bandits?

6. What does Jim tell Frank and Basie about his parents?

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

8. What does Jim do to pass the time in the empty houses where he stays?

9. What does Jim learn from reading the magazines dropped by the Americans?

10. What jobs does Jim do for Basie?

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