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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Jack Rainbow's widow say she and Jack had in Section 4, Chapter 12?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. What is the name of the ferryman in Greek mythology that rows people across to the Underworld?
(a) Pyrrhus.
(b) Charon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Hercules.

3. How does Lizard Brancussi commit suicide in Section 4, Chapter 4?
(a) He shoots himself.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He drowns himself.
(d) He overdoses on pills.

4. From whom does Nakamura receive a letter in Section 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Aki Tomokawa.
(b) Dorrigo Evans.
(c) Ikuko Kawabata.
(d) Kameyo Sato.

5. What happens to Jimmy Bigelow's bugle after he dies?
(a) It is placed in a war museum.
(b) It is buried with him.
(c) His daughter sells it at a yard sale.
(d) It is sent to Dorrigo.

6. What word from Section 3 refers to a person who leads an austerely simple life dedicated to the pursuit of contemplative ideals?
(a) Militant.
(b) Ascetic.
(c) Debutante.
(d) Auxiliary.

7. Where is Ella visiting her sister in Section 5, Chapter 8?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Launceston.
(d) Fern Tree.

8. What does Tom reveal about Jackie Maguire's wife in Section 5, Chapter 8?
(a) She was never married to Jackie.
(b) She had been pregnant with Tom's baby when she ran away.
(c) She had killed her parents.
(d) She had left Jackie for a man in England.

9. By what method are the Goanna and other prisoners executed?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Lethal injection.
(d) Beheading.

10. What health problem does Dorrigo learn that Tom has recently experienced in Section 5, Chapter 8?
(a) Tom recently had a stroke.
(b) Tom recently had a heart attack.
(c) Tom has developed polio.
(d) Tom was in a motorcycle accident.

11. What year is it when Nakamura gives up his false identity in Section 4, Chapter 10?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1959.

12. Who is the orderly that assists Dorrigo in the medical tent in Section 3, Chapter 17?
(a) Shugs.
(b) Darky.
(c) Squizzy.
(d) Rooster.

13. Where does Dorrigo have a speaking engagement in Section 5, Chapter 11?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Tokyo.

14. According to the narrator in Section 5, Chapter 10, where was Amy when the pub exploded?
(a) In the pub's attic.
(b) In the pub's basement.
(c) At the beach.
(d) At church.

15. What health problem does Nakamura discover he has developed in Section 5, Chapter 1?
(a) Throat cancer.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Prostate cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nakamura see on the table in the room with the young prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 1?

2. What does Dorrigo do when he encounters a roadblock leading into Fern Tree in Section 5, Chapter 11?

3. With whom does Amy live in Section 5, Chapter 10?

4. What is described in the newspaper clipping enclosed in Dorrigo's letter in Section 5, Chapter 18?

5. Where does Dorrigo find Jack Rainbow's wife working when he reaches her home in Section 4, Chapter 11?

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