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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aldred going to do with the information he is collecting daily?
(a) Write a book to be published.
(b) Nothing, it's for his own information.
(c) Write a report for all armed services.
(d) Make new maps of China and Japan.

2. How does Aldred describe Peter to Helen in the letter?
(a) As a mean man.
(b) As a humerous man.
(c) As a lonely man.
(d) As a bitter man.

3. What kind of records does Rysom have?
(a) Blues.
(b) Rock.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Country.

4. What can't Oliver Leith live without?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Fame.
(d) Happiness.

5. Who goes looking for Aldred in Kure?
(a) Iris.
(b) Raimonda.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Two American men.

6. Who is Charlotte?
(a) A woman he meets during the war.
(b) The girl who influences him to learn Japanese.
(c) A girl Aldred knows as a child.
(d) The Hiroshima bomb site tour guide.

7. Why does Aldred go to Tokyo the next day after returning from Hong Kong?
(a) His writing assignment is in Tokyo.
(b) He wants to visit Peter in Tokyo.
(c) His bags are in Tokyo.
(d) His father is in Tokyo.

8. How old is Helen now?
(a) 16 years old.
(b) 17 years old.
(c) 21 years old.
(d) 18 years old.

9. Who pays the Italian family's fine?
(a) Aldred.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Peter.
(d) Lionello.

10. Why doesn't Aldred's boat arrive on time?
(a) Because he stays longer in Hong Kong.
(b) Because he misses the morning boat.
(c) Because of a wreck.
(d) Because of a storm.

11. Why does Aurora give Aldred Leith books and a photo?
(a) Her son dies and wills them to Aldred.
(b) She wants to sell them for extra money.
(c) The books are written by Aldred's father.
(d) Her son moves to Spain.

12. What does Bertram send Benedict through the mail?
(a) Crossword puzzles.
(b) Homework.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Photos.

13. Where do the Driscoll siblings start their journey East alone?
(a) Sydney.
(b) London.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Naples.

14. Where is Aldred flying in from to see Peter?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Ita Jima.
(d) Kure.

15. Why doesn't Aldred want to question the children about the body?
(a) He doesn't feel comfortable living near them anymore.
(b) They don't speak the same language as Aldred.
(c) They are too young to speak about death.
(d) He thinks they don't believe there is a body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says Aldred is reluctant to show his tender heart?

2. Where does Benedict want to go with Leith?

3. The affair with Aurora ends when Aldred goes to study in what country?

4. How does Aldred describe Helen at first glance?

5. Where is the plane that crashes flying in from?

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