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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When is the new completion date set for the railroad in Section 2, Chapter 14?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) December.

3. How old is Amy in Section 2, Chapter 10?
(a) 22.
(b) 30.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

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

5. Who is killed by the explosion in Section 1, Chapter 13?
(a) Rabbit Hendricks.
(b) Yabby Burrows.
(c) Jack Rainbow.
(d) Jimmy Bigelow.

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

7. The narrator says in Section 1, Chapter 2, "A happy man has no past, while an unhappy man has" what?
(a) Nothing else.
(b) No future.
(c) No present.
(d) No memory.

8. Who asks Dorrigo to look after Amy while he is away on business in Section 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Darky.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Paul.
(d) Keith.

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

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

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

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

13. Where did Dorrigo attend medical school?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Washington State University.
(c) The University of Melbourne.
(d) Oxford University.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the guard that beats Tiny when he collapses in Section 3, Chapter 1?

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

3. Who is the translator that translates orders from Japanese to English for Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 4?

4. What year is it when Dorrigo and his fellow POWs arrive in Siam in Section 1, Chapter 7?

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

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