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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bertram Perowne?
(a) Aldred's tutor.
(b) Aldred's tour guide in Hiroshima.
(c) The Driscoll sibling's tutor.
(d) Helen's literature professor.

2. What is Peter Exley's job?
(a) To prosecute war crimes.
(b) To represent war criminals.
(c) To write about China's civil war.
(d) To write about The Bomb aftermath.

3. What is Aldred going to write about in the report?
(a) The suicide.
(b) His need for another assignment.
(c) Ginger's death.
(d) The trip to Kure.

4. What is Benedict's affliction?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Friedreich's Ataxia.
(d) Parkinson's Disease.

5. How long is Gardiner in prison?
(a) He is never in prison.
(b) Nearly four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nearly two years.

6. How long is the war over?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two decades.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

7. What is Aldred's ex-wife's name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Moira.
(c) Aurora.
(d) Gigliola.

8. Who does Leith go to the ballet with in the 1930s?
(a) Jason Searle.
(b) Peter Exley.
(c) Aurora.
(d) Iris.

9. Why does Aldred call for a tutor?
(a) To learn Chinese.
(b) To learn French.
(c) To learn geology.
(d) To learn Japanese.

10. What sport is played near Peter Exley's office?
(a) Football.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Soccer.

11. Why is Benedict going to Tokyo?
(a) To learn Japanese.
(b) To meet Aldred on his way home.
(c) To tour the city.
(d) To meet an American doctor.

12. Who does Aldred want to sweep into his arms?
(a) Melba.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Helen.
(d) Moira.

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

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

15. What emotion does Peter admit to having about Aldred's love of Helen?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Envy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aldred bring as a present when he arrives for breakfast with Helen and Benedict?

3. Who judges Peter Exley to be a poor thing, but still marries him?

4. Who asks Aldred about his name?

5. Who has a habit of crying while sleeping?

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