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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What film is playing at the Cathay Theater?

2. With whom does Jim speak on Dr. Lockwood's veranda?

3. What does Jim have saved in his pocket for an emergency?

4. Who are the Lunghua Sophomores?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Jim's return to Shanghai after the war been like?

2. What cheers Jim as he walks to the Lunghua Camp?

3. How does Jim make the Japanese soldiers at the railway line laugh?

4. What is the "shadow film"?

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

6. How does Jim get his shoes back?

7. What is Jim's fascination with Vera's parents?

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

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

10. Why does Jim hope that the English soldier who dies in the detention center has seen the American planes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ballard use light to convey Jim's state of mind? What kinds of light does he see and at what points in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Jim makes observations about the people of different nationalities; at one point, he compares the British people's apparent disdain for children to the Chinese people's enjoyment of them. Using at least three specific examples, discuss the veracity of Jim's comments.

Essay Topic 3

Which method of survival, Dr. Ransome's or Basie's, is more effective? Defend your answer.

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