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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. For whom does the officer tell Dorrigo and his men that they will be building a railway in Section 1, Chapter 14?
(a) The Japanese Emperor.
(b) The King of England.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

2. How does Amy contact Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 26?
(a) She writes to him.
(b) She meets him at the pub.
(c) She emails him.
(d) She calls him.

3. What does the Goanna long for in the moments before he dies in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) An idea that is wholly his own.
(b) His mother.
(c) A woman that will love him.
(d) A sensation of having done good in the world.

4. What does Sato say he witnessed during the war in Section 4, Chapter 9?
(a) He witnessed the rise of Hitler in Germany.
(b) He witnessed the beheadings of one thousand prisoners.
(c) He witnessed the deaths at Hiroshima.
(d) He witnessed a doctor performing a live dissection.

5. Why is Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group of machine gunners stranded when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Their truck has broken down.
(b) Their boat is beached.
(c) Their plane was shot down.
(d) They lost their route.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Goanna found guilty of during his trial in Section 4?

3. When is Dorrigo's earliest childhood memory described in Section 1, Chapter 1?

4. Who is Amy walking with when Dorrigo sees her in Section 5, Chapter 9?

5. Why is Darky Gardiner beaten by the POW guard in the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 4?

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