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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Peter doing while Aldred is out on a long walk by himself?
(a) Looking for a new place to live.
(b) Working in the office.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Reading a book.

3. Helen writes Aldred about a poem written about what Italian city?
(a) Pisa.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Verona.

4. How long does it take the Signal Corps' wife to travel from Sydney to Kure?
(a) Five months.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Five years.
(d) Five days.

5. Who picks Aldred up at the end of his journey to Kure?
(a) Staff Sergeant Wells.
(b) Gardiner.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Brian Talbot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aldred's father do for a living now?

3. Where does Aldred think Helen lives while he writes his book?

4. Who is Gardiner's only mourner?

5. Who has a crush on Helen besides Aldred?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Benedict's health worsens, what is his greatest desire?

2. Why does Peter think Aldred is dead?

3. Why don't the Driscoll siblings ask Aldred about his war experiences?

4. Why is Aldred touring Hiroshima?

5. How does Aldred come to know Raimonda and Gigliola?

6. Why does Aldred think Gardiner is still around him?

7. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

8. Where is Aldred Leith and what is he doing?

9. How does Aldred meet Aurora?

10. Why does Aldred want to walk alone, without Peter?

(see the answer keys)

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