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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed since Dorrigo left to fight in the war in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

3. What does Amy tell Dorrigo that he needs to do in Section 2, Chapter 26?
(a) Go back to Ella.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Kill her husband.
(d) Marry her.

4. What is the greatest obstacle that Dorrigo faces as a surgeon during his time in the POW camp?
(a) Constant micromanagement from the Japanese.
(b) His inability to perform under stress.
(c) Not having adequate medical supplies.
(d) His lack of field experience.

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

6. In what year does Section 2, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1940.

7. What war does Dorrigo remember his brother Tom returning from in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Korean War.

8. Who is among those cremated in Section 3, Chapter 12?
(a) Dorrigo Evans.
(b) Jimmy Bigelow.
(c) Major Nakamura.
(d) Rabbit Hendricks.

9. 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) Their plane was shot down.
(c) Their truck has broken down.
(d) They lost their route.

10. What are the prisoners ordered to retrieve from the mud in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) A mule.
(b) A tank.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A truck.

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

12. What year is it when Dorrigo and his fellow POWs arrive in Siam in Section 1, Chapter 7?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1943.

13. What is the name of the island state where Dorrigo grows up?
(a) Saint Lucia.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Tasmania.
(d) Tuvalu.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol comprises Shisui's death poem?

2. Where did Dorrigo attend medical school?

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

4. From whom does Dorrigo receive a letter in Section 3, Chapter 6?

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

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