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

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

3. Which of these is not one of the most common ailments at the camp hospital?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Heart infections.
(d) Malaria.

4. Which of these is not a picture Jim has hanging on his wall?
(a) A Packard motorcar.
(b) The H.M.S. Petrel.
(c) A crashed Heinkel bomber.
(d) St. Paul's on fire.

5. How does Jim get into the dentist's house?
(a) The door is unlocked.
(b) He crawls in through the air conditioning vents.
(c) He breaks a window.
(d) There is an open window in the basement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is in the middle of the overgrown field?

3. What does Dr. Ransome give Jim to give to Basie?

4. How long was Jim in prison?

5. In what place does this story open?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of education is Dr. Ransom giving Jim?

5. What jobs does Jim do for Basie?

6. Why does Jim not abandon his belongings with many of the other prisoners'?

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

8. What does Jim learn about the war from the Eurasian man?

9. When they arrive at their destination, what do the prisoners and their driver find?

10. What does Jim see just before he jumps from the blockhouse to retrieve his plane?

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