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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Tulloch want to know if Jim saw at Nantao?

2. What does Jim smell in his old room when he returns to Lunghua?

3. Where does Jim head to during Part 3, Chapter 40?

4. Who is killed in Part 3, Chapter 38?

5. What magazine does Jim take from the cylinder to read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss Jim's belief that there will be, and in fact is, a "next war." What is it, and where?

Essay Topic 3

What is "the university of life" and how does it pertain to Jim's story?

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