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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country's uniforms are the soldiers who fire on the Communist village dressed?

2. On what does Mr. Maxted sit to rest in the approaches to Nantao?

3. How many men enter the stadium as Jim climbs down the steps?

4. How long is it between Jim's return to Amherst Avenue and his departure for England?

5. What is Jim surprised to find is stained and cracked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are Jim's views of death and how do they change over the course of the novel? Is he afraid of it? Or how does he feel?

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