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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Chapters 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom have Dorrigo and the others been taken prisoner in Section 1, Chapter 11?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The French.
(c) The Italians.
(d) The Germans.

2. Whom had Dorrigo seen kissing Jackie Maguire's wife before she disappeared in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Darky.

3. How many Tasmanian machine gunners are in Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

4. When is Dorrigo's earliest childhood memory described in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 1915 or 1916.
(b) 1921 or 1922.
(c) 1941 or 1942.
(d) 1911 or 1912.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many prisoners is Dorrigo second-in-command to at the POW camp in Section 1, Chapter 11?

3. In Section 1, Chapter 13, who does Dorrigo bet money on that he will make it out of the war alive?

4. Who dies, leaving Dorrigo as the commanding officer among the prisoners in Section 1, Chapter 16?

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

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