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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. Who greets Aldred when he returns to England?
(a) Peter.
(b) Carr.
(c) Iris.
(d) Aurora.

2. Who does Peter run into outside of the theater?
(a) Rita.
(b) Rysom.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Brian Talbot.

3. How has Aldred's attitude toward war change?
(a) He becomes a pacifist.
(b) He wants to remember his war experiences more.
(c) He wants to return to being a solider.
(d) He wants England to engage in the war.

4. How does Mrs. Fry know about Aldred?
(a) The postman tells her about Aldred.
(b) Helen talks about him.
(c) She overhears Melba talking about him.
(d) She reads one of his letters to Helen.

5. Why can't Peter take Rita to Australia?
(a) The White Australia Policy.
(b) His family doesn't like her.
(c) Her family doesn't allow her to leave China.
(d) She doesn't want to move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter's emergency force Aldred to do?

2. Who are the Fairfax boys waiting for in New Zealand?

3. Who does Peter know helps him with the dying child without question?

4. Who invites Helen to Lowry Bay?

5. Why doesn't Mrs. Ballie like Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Peter so aware of his loneliness in Chapter 12?

2. Why does Aldred think the idea of becoming a spy is an impossibility?

3. What presents do Aldred and Aurora give each other and why?

4. What makes Peter compare Rita with Audrey?

5. What does Bertram suggest Aldred do to get the Driscoll parents to approve Helen's move to England?

6. What do the Fry women think about Helen's love of Aldred?

7. How can the farewell kiss on the ship between Peter and Audrey be described?

8. What does Barbara think is the biggest reason as to why the Fairfax brothers don't talk to the local girls in New Zealand?

9. Why does Sidney think Helen and Aldred will never see each other again?

10. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

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