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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 is in the ditch at the southern end of the airfield?

2. How long has Jim been at Lunghua Camp when Part Two begins?

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

4. What does Jim's family's car run over on its way to the party?

5. Which of these is not one of the most common ailments at the camp hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the prisoners react to the Japanese soldiers' withdrawal into the guardhouse?

2. What does Jim find when he get to his home on Amherst Avenue?

3. Why doesn't Jim walk toward Shanghai?

4. How does Jim try to save Mr. Maxted?

5. What is annoying Jim during the march to Nantao?

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

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

8. What does Jim think of while lying on Mrs. Vincent's bunk?

9. Describe Jim's ride out of Lunghua.

10. How does Jim spend his three days back at Lunghua Camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, discuss the reasons Jim returns repeatedly to Lunghua.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the evolution of Jim's belief in God over the course of the novel. Use at least three specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is Jim's opinion of "the real meaning of war" and how does it develop?

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