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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who rouses the POW camp each morning by playing the bugle?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Rabbit Hendricks.
(d) Major Nakamura.

4. Who is the translator that translates orders from Japanese to English for Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Lieutenant Fukuhara.
(b) Lieutenant Kawabata.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Kameyo Sato.

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

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

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

8. What does Rabbit Hendricks do for the Japanese in order to earn small payments?
(a) He performs songs.
(b) He sketches postcards.
(c) He composes songs.
(d) He writes poems.

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

10. Who is the guard that beats Tiny when he collapses in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) The Goanna.
(b) Sato.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Major Ishimoto.

11. Where are Dorrigo and his men marched after they surrender in Section 1, Chapter 14?
(a) To Blakang Mati.
(b) To Outram Road Prison.
(c) To Bilibid Prison.
(d) To Changi Prison.

12. What does Dorrigo pool together his money to purchase in Section 1, Chapter 16?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Underground weapons.
(c) Paper and pencils.
(d) Food and medicine.

13. Which of Darky's men finds the coffee as the men await orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Rooster MacNeice.
(c) Jackie Maguire.
(d) Rabbit Hendricks.

14. What is Gallipoli von Kessler's nickname in the novel?
(a) Kraut.
(b) Galli.
(c) Jumpy.
(d) Kes.

15. Who encouraged Amy to have an abortion when she became pregnant out of wedlock?
(a) Darky.
(b) Jack.
(c) Keith.
(d) Dorrigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amy take off the first time she meets Dorrigo?

2. What drug is Nakamura said to be addicted to in Section 2, Chapter 8?

3. Where does Amy get scratched while at the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?

4. What is the name of Dorrigo's uncle that he intends to visit in Section 2, Chapter 1?

5. What war does Dorrigo remember his brother Tom returning from in Section 1, Chapter 1?

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