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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dorrigo walking across a bridge when Section 5, Chapter 9 opens?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Melbourne.

2. What gift does Dorrigo recall giving to Amy before he departed in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) A set of emerald earrings.

3. How old is Dorrigo when he takes the Ability Test to attend high school in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

4. What does Ella announce about Dorrigo to friends in Section 5, Chapter 6?
(a) That Dorrigo has been diagnosed with cancer.
(b) That Dorrigo is a murderer.
(c) That Dorrigo is an adulterer.
(d) That Dorrigo is a lonely man.

5. How does Jack's widow's second husband die, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 13?
(a) He is killed in a tractor accident.
(b) He is hung by the state.
(c) He is shot by a robber.
(d) He is hit by a drunk driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dorrigo's father's profession during Dorrigo's childhood?

2. What is the name of the nurse that Nakamura befriends in Section 4, Chapter 9?

3. Who sends Dorrigo a postcard at his military assignment in Section 2, Chapter 6?

4. How does John Menadue say that Les Whittle died in Section 4, Chapter 11?

5. What is the young Japanese prostitute referred to as in Section 4, Chapter 1?

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