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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is borehole detail?
(a) Cleaning out old boreholds and taking the contents to the jungle.
(b) Checking to see that the boreholes are covered appropriately.
(c) Digging new boreholes.
(d) Scooping cockroaches out of the latrines.

2. What do some men wonder about Marlowe and the King?
(a) If they are lovers.
(b) If they will go into business together after the war.
(c) If the King is paying Marlowe.
(d) If Marlowe has something on the King.

3. How long does Yoshima's staff search to find the new radio?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 5 days.

4. What false information does the King relay?
(a) That the diamond belonged to the Queen of England.
(b) That there was a raid planned by the Americans soon to rescue the prisoners at Changi.
(c) Between Prouty and Torusumi.
(d) That the diamond belonged to a movie star.

5. Who runs interference for King and Marlowe as they try to escape with the money?
(a) Steven and Max.
(b) Max and McCoy.
(c) Tex and Max.
(d) Smedly-Taylor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe recall as they are fumigating the bed?

2. Why does Lt. Grey place Marlowe under arrest?

3. What is McCoy so happy?

4. What does Sean refuse to do at first?

5. What does McCoy say to Larkin about Prouty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "birthday party" of the elite who are invited to a barbecue.

2. What does Dr. Kennedy say about Marlowe's arm?

3. Describe Tiny Timsen.

4. With what does Larkin surprise Marlowe and why does he do so?

5. Who intercepts Lt. Grey as he goes to arrest Prouty and Marlowe, and why does Grey allow himself to be distracted?

6. Describe the negotiations between Timsen and the King for medical help for Marlowe.

7. Who gets a letter from home and how does it seem many POWs feel about letters?

8. How do Marlowe, Larkin and Smedly-Taylor decide to pass on the news to the camp after getting the radio working and what is the result?

9. How does Marlowe manage to obtain a radio and what is the King's reaction?

10. Who does the King invite to start up a rat breeding operation and what is the plan?

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