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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benedict fear happens when Aldred leaves for Hong Kong?
(a) He fears Helen runs away.
(b) He fears Barry does not let Aldred return.
(c) He fears he dies.
(d) He fears Aldred does not return.

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

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

4. What does Peter Exley's pocket diary say?
(a) "Peter Exley."
(b) "Saint Aldred."
(c) "Inniskillings."
(d) "Saint Swithin."

5. Where is the plane that crashes flying in from?
(a) Canton.
(b) London.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Sydney.

6. Why does the plane crash at the airport?
(a) It comes in too low and hits rubble.
(b) It is shot down.
(c) It is out of fuel.
(d) The engine stops.

7. Who does Aldred write a letter to in Hong Kong?
(a) Benedict Driscoll.
(b) Brian Talbot.
(c) Peter Exley.
(d) Barry Driscoll.

8. What does Aldred's father do for a living now?
(a) He's an author.
(b) He's a geologist.
(c) He's a teacher.
(d) He's a sailor.

9. Who owns the dented tin box with "WAR GRAVES COMMISSION" engraved on it?
(a) Aldred Leith.
(b) Roy Rysom.
(c) Brian Talbot.
(d) Peter Exley.

10. How many letters are waiting for Aldred at Peter's barracks?
(a) Twelve.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

11. Who asks Aldred about his name?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Barry.
(c) Helen and Benedict.
(d) Melba.

12. How many servicewomen work in a room next to Peter Exley's?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

14. Where is Peter's new house?
(a) In Kure.
(b) In Canton.
(c) On MacGregor Road.
(d) On the university grounds.

15. Which childhood friend of Aldred's does Benedict want to know 'how things go'?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Jason.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Helen now?

2. Why does Helen shower in Aldred's room the morning of his arrival?

3. Where do the Driscoll siblings start their journey East alone?

4. How does Ginger describe the mornings in Kure?

5. Who is Gardiner's only mourner?

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