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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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) Rabbit Hendricks.
(d) Jackie Maguire.

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

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

6. Who takes the sketchbook that falls out of the fire in Section 3, Chapter 13?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Dorrigo Evans.
(c) Rooster MacNeice.
(d) Jack Rainbow.

7. What kind of business does Dorrigo's uncle own in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) A pub.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A butcher shop.

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

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

10. 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 present.
(c) No future.
(d) No memory.

11. Who is the woman in bed with Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ella.
(c) Lynette.
(d) Amy.

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

13. Who wrote the poem "Ulysses" that Dorrigo describes memorizing to recite to his brother in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) Lord Byron.

14. What symbol comprises Shisui's death poem?
(a) A line.
(b) A heart.
(c) A circle.
(d) A star.

15. How old is Dorrigo in Section 1, Chapter 4?
(a) 32.
(b) 21.
(c) 35.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from Section 2 refers to a violent and noisy commotion or uproar?

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

4. What part of the human anatomy does Colonel Kota always observe when he meets new people?

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

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