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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Lt. Grey summoning?
2. Who is sitting by Sgt. Masters when the Sgt. dies?
3. What does Marlowe find shady?
4. Who drinks quinine and then has nightmares?
5. What does Marlowe offer the King after eating King's eggs?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the first meeting between The King and Marlowe.
2. Describe Flt. Lt. Peter Marlowe.
3. Who does Col. Brant reprimand and for what reason?
4. How does Marlowe demonstrate the part of his personality that might be labeled risk taker or thrill seeker?
5. What does Malowe learn about rats?
6. What are Max, Tex and Marlowe doing at the opening of Chapter 9 and why?
7. What secret does the King leak to the Australians and how does Marlowe react to the news?
8. What is the status of Eve at the opening of Chapter 11?
9. Why are Marlowe and Cox standing sentry duty?
10. Why does Marlowe run for his water bottle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part of understanding the way the POWs behave is thoroughly understanding the conditions at Changi Camp. Using information from throughout the text, discuss the following:
1. Describe the physical surroundings of the Changi Camp. What dangers are inherent in a tropical jungle setting? (You may need to research this). What are the sleeping quarters like? The waster facilities? The places for cleaning one's body or clothes?
2. Describe the food situation in the camp. How much food do the Japanese allot each man? What ways are there to supplement the camp rations? How nutritional is the men's diet?
3. Describe the medical situation in the camp. Who provides medical care? How much medicine is available? What type of diseases are the men prone to in a tropical jungle setting?
4. Describe the entertainment/psychological aspects of the camp. Do the men have ways to pass the time that are stimulating? How much psychological pressure is there on the average man with trying to survive?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 4, the idea that a radio is essential to the good morale is introduced. Discuss the following:
1. Explain why you think the Japanese commander is continually searching for contraband radios. What should happen to a POW who is discovered to have "sold" the location of a camp radio to the Japanese?
2. Demonstrate using examples from the text how the radio contributes to the emotional/psychological well being of the men.
3. How does a radio play into the actual survival of the POWs at the end of the book?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 6, Marlowe's stories demonstrate how racism is integral to the Asian war.
1. Using Marlowe's stories in Chapter 6, discuss how racism adds to the normal atrocities of the war in the Pacific theater.
2. Research and discuss the Japanese racial beliefs in connection both with other Asian nations and with non-Oriental nations.
3. Research and discuss how the Americans used racism against the Japanese for propaganda in gaining support for the war in the Pacific. How do you think American racism influenced how Americans treat Japanese prisoners?
4. How much do you think racism play in the Japanese internment camps in the United States during WWII?
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