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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. What is the name of Dorrigo's uncle that he intends to visit in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Darky Gardiner.
(c) Keith Mulvaney.
(d) Tom Evans.

2. What is Dorrigo's father's profession during Dorrigo's childhood?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an architect.
(d) He is a railway fettler.

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

4. What does Dorrigo awake to discover that Amy has left for him in Section 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Money.
(b) A ring.
(c) A note.
(d) A bottle of champagne.

5. Who is the woman that Dorrigo is in bed with when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Ella.
(c) Marie.
(d) Amy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dorrigo first meet Amy in Section 2, Chapter 1?

2. Where do Dorrigo and Amy go together in Section 2, Chapter 10?

3. The narrator says in Section 1, Chapter 2, "A happy man has no past, while an unhappy man has" what?

4. Where has Jackie Maguire's wife taken a train in Dorrigo's memory in Section 1, Chapter 2?

5. What word from Section 2 refers to a large, powerful whirlpool?

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