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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aldred write a letter to in Hong Kong?

2. Who's body does Aldred find on the path?

3. Why isn't Benedict engaged in the Japanese language lessons?

4. How does Aldred describe Gigliola?

5. Who is Benedict?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter think about Aldred's situation with Helen?

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

4. What impression of the Driscoll family does Aldred get upon meeting them?

5. What do Benedict and Helen fear will happen while Aldred is away on his two month journey away from Kure?

6. Why is Professor Gardiner in prison during the war?

7. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

8. Why does Peter's purchases as a youth embarrass his parents?

9. Why does Helen cry when hearing the story about Raimonda and Gigliola?

10. Why is Peter happy about making the move to MacGregor Road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does culture affect Peter Exley throughout the novel? Use at least three examples of how it affects his life, his relationships and his actions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Aldred struggle with finding his home? Why does he even have problems claiming a hometown?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Aldred capable of being a decorated war hero who turns into a pacifist? Explore the reasons he holds both distinctions.

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