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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Britishers storing their cartons of relief rations?

2. What does the Eurasian man tell Jim ended the war?

3. Who does Jim see walking around the airfield from the assembly hall balcony at the end of Part 3, Chapter 36?

4. Into what type of plane's cockpit does Jim look?

5. On what kind of car does a British prisoner manage to lift the hood?

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

Discuss the development and meaning of the image of flies through the novel.

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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