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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. Of what has Jim been dreaming lately?

2. What possession of Mrs. Partridge's does Basie sell to Mrs. Blackburn?

3. Which of these is not a medicine Jim tells Basie is in Dr. Ransome's cabinet?

4. What does Jim take from the swimming pool?

5. How long was Jim in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jim so excited about the prospect of being in "Life" magazine?

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

3. How does Jim spend the three days he waits at home for his parents?

4. What appears at the gates to Lunghua Camp on Jim's third day back?

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

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

7. Describe Basie's cubicle.

8. What does Jim think of his fellow prisoners from other countries?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of this statement: "He had learned that having someone to care for was the same as being cared for by someone else."

Essay Topic 3

Using at least three examples, discuss how Ballard uses planes throughout the story. Do different country's planes mean different things? Does their meaning change?

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