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

3. Where does Aldred consider the closest thing to home he has?
(a) Near London.
(b) Near Hong Kong.
(c) Near the North Sea.
(d) Near Sydney.

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

5. What is Aldred experiencing for the first time in many years when he returns to the compound?
(a) A feeling of being missed and loved.
(b) A feeling of homesickness for Australia.
(c) A feeling of power like when he is a sergeant.
(d) A feeling of being needed.

6. Why is Peter Exley invited to tea by the ladies?
(a) To meet Aldred Leith.
(b) To meet his new commander.
(c) To meet his new girlfriend.
(d) To celebrate his birthday.

7. Why isn't Benedict engaged in the Japanese language lessons?
(a) His concentration fails him.
(b) He is busy touring Hiroshima.
(c) He doesn't like to learn new languages.
(d) He already speaks fluent Japanese.

8. What medical condition does Gardiner suffer from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Measles.
(c) Liver disease.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. Where does Benedict want to go with Leith?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Hiroshima.

10. Why does Talbot hesitate about joining Aldred during his tutoring lessons?
(a) He doesn't like Aldred.
(b) He wants to travel instead of study.
(c) He doesn't want to be teased by his peers.
(d) He is already fluent in the subject Aldred wants to study.

11. Why does Peter get up so early to go to the airport?
(a) He hears a plane crashes.
(b) He lives a great distance from the airport.
(c) He wants to beat traffic.
(d) He is excited to see Aldred.

12. Who are Raimonda and Gigliola?
(a) Helen's classmates.
(b) Daughters of Aldred's Italian language teacher.
(c) Aldred's sisters.
(d) Aldred's ex-girlfriends.

13. Who is Lionello?
(a) Benedict's teacher in Marseille.
(b) Aldred's teacher in Florence.
(c) Aldred's teacher in Japan.
(d) Benedict's teacher in London.

14. Who has a crush on Helen besides Aldred?
(a) Tad.
(b) Roy.
(c) Peter.
(d) The compound servant.

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