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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Chapters 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Jackie Maguire's wife taken a train in Dorrigo's memory in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Saint Charles.
(c) Launceston.
(d) Sydney.

2. How many years have passed since the night that Jackie Maguire came to Dorrigo's family's home when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 26.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. Who is the Japanese commander of the POW camp where Dorrigo is held in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Major Sato.
(b) Major Nakamura.
(c) Major Ishimoto.
(d) Major Kawabata.

4. Who dies, leaving Dorrigo as the commanding officer among the prisoners in Section 1, Chapter 16?
(a) Darky Gardiner.
(b) Colonel Kota.
(c) Colonel Rexroth.
(d) Major Nakamura.

5. Who is Dorrigo's fiancee in Section 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Marie.
(b) Amy.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "Ulysses" that Dorrigo describes memorizing to recite to his brother in Section 1, Chapter 2?

2. Where is Dorrigo as he awaits orders in the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

3. What does Dorrigo awake to discover that Amy has left for him in Section 2, Chapter 12?

4. Where does the Death Railroad begin when Dorrigo arrives with other POWs to work on it in Section 1, Chapter 7?

5. What symbol comprises Shisui's death poem?

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