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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 spilled on the floor of Jim's mother's room?

2. Who takes Jim's bicycle from him?

3. In what Shanghai landmark is the detention center where Jim is held?

4. What does Jim see when he is very hungry?

5. What is the name of the British ship anchored near the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim find at the hospital on his return to Lunghua?

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

3. Where does Jim go when he jumps out of his family's car as they are trying to leave the hotel?

4. Why doesn't Jim walk toward Shanghai?

5. How does Jim take advantage of his position helping at the hospital?

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

7. What does Jim think is the real meaning of war?

8. What does Jim find when he returns to Lunghua from his parents' house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Jim's reaction to violence changes over the course of the novel, both violence that he witnesses and experiences.

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

At one point early in the novel, Jim realizes that kindness "counts for nothing." Using examples from the text, discuss whether this point is proved or disproved by the rest of the story.

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