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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim meet up with at the end of Part 3, Chapter 38?

2. What causes Jim to vomit?

3. What does Mr. Tulloch tell Jim he wants to pick up before they drive on to Shanghai?

4. What happens when Jim tries to place some Spam into the pilot's mouth?

5. What is taken from Jim at the end of Part 2, Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the young kamikaze pilot? At what point in the story does he first appear? What does he represent to Jim?

Essay Topic 2

Using at least three examples, describe Jim's survival technique and how it transforms over the course of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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