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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. Where does Aldred consider the closest thing to home he has?

2. Who does Aldred invite to dinner to meet Peter?

3. Who pays the Italian family's fine?

4. How many servicewomen work in a room next to Peter Exley's?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do thoughts of Aurora make Aldred Leith realize?

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

3. Who is more curious about each other; Aldred about the Driscoll siblings or the siblings about Aldred?

4. Why is Talbot afraid to take Japanese language lessons with Aldred?

5. Why is Aldred touring Hiroshima?

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

7. Why does Benedict admire Helen for ditching him in Marseilles?

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

9. Why might Aldred be jealous of Tad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it difficult for Aldred to transition between war and the death that comes from violence to peacetime and life without wartime death?

Essay Topic 2

How does Aldred deal with solitude? Is he really unaffected by his propensity for being alone or is he merely coping out of necessity?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the healers of the book? Who heals and how do they heal? Discuss the idea of healing by using examples and at least three characters.

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