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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did World War II end?
(a) January 12, 1946.
(b) July 7, 1947.
(c) March 13, 1945.
(d) September 2, 1945.

4. What physical problem has Amy developed in Section 5, Chapter 10?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Cancer.

5. How does Jack Rainbow die in Section 3, Chapter 18?
(a) He suffocates.
(b) He bleeds to death.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He overdoses on anesthesia.

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

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

8. What issue has developed with Jack Rainbow's leg in Section 3, Chapter 17?
(a) He has broken it.
(b) He has developed a tumor.
(c) Gangrene has set in.
(d) It is covered in ringworm.

9. What does Dorrigo offer to take to Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?
(a) Jack's sketchbook.
(b) Jack's war medals.
(c) Jack's military pay.
(d) Jack's letters to her.

10. How does Dorrigo begin his journey to visit Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By horse wagon.
(d) By airplane.

11. When does Dorrigo arrive home from the war in Section 4, Chapter 7?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1947.

12. How many prisoners are missing from the work station when the soldiers first count them in Section 3, Chapter 19?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 21.
(d) 9.

13. What song does Jimmy Bigelow play for his daughter when she asks about the war in Section 5, Chapter 14?
(a) Fatigue Call.
(b) Rally on the Chief.
(c) Boots and Saddles.
(d) Last Post.

14. What is the name of the nurse that Nakamura befriends in Section 4, Chapter 9?
(a) Kameyo Sato.
(b) Lynette Maison.
(c) Aiko Ishimoto.
(d) Ikuko Kawabata.

15. As he dies in Section 5, Chapter 17, Dorrigo utters a final sentence. What does he intend to say?
(a) Hail to the Chief.
(b) Boots and Saddles.
(c) Charge the windmill.
(d) Goodbye, my love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young Japanese prostitute referred to as in Section 4, Chapter 1?

2. How does Jack's widow's second husband die, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 13?

3. Where is Jimmy Bigelow when he dies in Section 5, Chapter 14?

4. What does Ella announce about Dorrigo to friends in Section 5, Chapter 6?

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

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