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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Rooster MacNeice memorizing in order to keep his mind sharp in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) The Stranger.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Mein Kampf.

2. What illness does Tiny Middleton develop that causes him to collapse at work in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Polio.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Malaria.

3. What does Keith tell Amy he should have done on their ride home in Section 2, Chapter 25?
(a) He should have let her have the baby.
(b) He should have told her about the affair he was engaged in.
(c) He should have divorced her years ago.
(d) He should have married Eloise.

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

5. Where does Dorrigo arrive and plan to spend time with Ella in Section 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Salem.
(b) Launceston.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Sydney.

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

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

8. What has Dorrigo taken medicine for in the beginning of Section 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A migraine.
(b) An angina attack.
(c) An epileptic seizure.
(d) A stomach ulcer.

9. What major event occurs at the end of Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
(b) The war ends.
(c) Ella gets married.
(d) The pub explodes.

10. From whom does Dorrigo receive a letter in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Maria.
(c) Ella.
(d) Amy.

11. What does Rabbit trade one of his duck eggs to Darky for in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) A Swiss Army knife.
(b) A toothbrush.
(c) A can of condensed milk.
(d) A paint brush.

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

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

14. Why is Darky Gardiner beaten by the POW guard in the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 4?
(a) For hiding food.
(b) For smoking cigarettes.
(c) For attempting to escape.
(d) For folding his blanket incorrectly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group of machine gunners stranded when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?

2. Who is the woman in bed with Dorrigo in Section 1, Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the pub where Dorrigo discovers Amy tending bar in Section 2, Chapter 6?

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

5. What does Dorrigo learn after talking with Amy in the end of Section 2, Chapter 26?

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