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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does the officer tell Dorrigo and his men that they will be building a railway in Section 1, Chapter 14?
(a) Adolph Hitler.
(b) The King of England.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) The Japanese Emperor.

2. Where does Amy get scratched while at the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?
(a) On her ankle.
(b) On her wrist.
(c) On her thigh.
(d) On her back.

3. What does Amy take off the first time she meets Dorrigo?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her hat.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) Her veil.

4. What drug is Nakamura said to be addicted to in Section 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Philopon.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Opium.

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

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

7. Who is the woman in bed with Dorrigo in Section 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Lynette.
(b) Ella.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Amy.

8. What prisoner dies of malnutrition and illness in Section 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Tiny Middleton.
(c) Jackie Maguire.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

9. How many years have passed since the night that Jackie Maguire came to Dorrigo's family's home when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 26.

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

11. What word from Section 2 refers to a violent and noisy commotion or uproar?
(a) Tumult.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Epoch.
(d) Catharsis.

12. Where is Amy working in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The King of Cornwall.

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

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

15. Who gives new orders for the railroad to Nakamura in Section 2, Chapter 14?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Colonel Kawabata.
(c) Major Ishimoto.
(d) Lieutenant Fukuhara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young woman that Dorrigo is involved with that is involved in Melbourne society in Section 2, Chapter 1?

2. How old is Dorrigo when he takes the Ability Test to attend high school in Section 1, Chapter 3?

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

4. Who beats Darky Gardiner in Section 3, Chapter 4?

5. When is the new completion date set for the railroad in Section 2, Chapter 14?

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