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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the prisoner that finds Darky collapsed near the camp in Section 3, Chapter 16?
(a) Jack.
(b) Shugs.
(c) Dorrigo.
(d) Rooster.

3. 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) Goodbye, my love.
(c) Charge the windmill.
(d) Boots and Saddles.

4. Where is Darky Gardiner's body found in Section 3, Chapter 24?
(a) In the medic tent.
(b) In the Japanese truck.
(c) The sanitation ditch.
(d) On a church pew.

5. What does Nakamura demand from the prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 2?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Her passport.
(c) Money.
(d) Her gun.

6. What is the river in Greek mythology that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld?
(a) The Odyssey River.
(b) The Celadon River.
(c) The River Lethe.
(d) The River Styx.

7. What does the Goanna consider asking about as he is prepared for execution in Section 4, Chapter 8?
(a) His wife.
(b) His military pay.
(c) His children.
(d) The forgiveness of God.

8. Who tells Dorrigo that he must choose 100 men to send to another camp in Section 5, Chapter 16?
(a) Major Nakamura.
(b) Major Ishimoto.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Major Sato.

9. What is the young Japanese prostitute referred to as in Section 4, Chapter 1?
(a) A can can girl.
(b) A Geisha.
(c) A pan pan girl.
(d) A dainty.

10. What is Nakamura's first name?
(a) Kameyo.
(b) Ikuko.
(c) Tenji.
(d) Hiroshi.

11. What does Rooster discover in his bag in Section 3, Chapter 25?
(a) His duck egg.
(b) A cherry pastry.
(c) A can of condensed milk.
(d) Rabbit's sketchbook.

12. How is Nakamura's death haiku related?
(a) Bitter winds of winter, but later, river willow, open up your buds.
(b) Holding back the night, with its increasing brilliance, the summer moon.
(c) On a journey, ill; my dream goes wandering, over withered fields.
(d) Winter ice, melts into clean water, clear is my heart.

13. What does the Greek man who owns the fish shop do when the POWs go to apologize in Section 4, Chapter 6?
(a) He invites them for a meal.
(b) He sends for his lawyer.
(c) He hits them with a broom.
(d) He calls the police.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lizard Brancussi become devastated when he calls his girlfriend after the war in Section 4, Chapter 4?

2. What year is it when Nakamura gives up his false identity in Section 4, Chapter 10?

3. What is Sheephead's last name?

4. What does the Goanna long for in the moments before he dies in Section 4, Chapter 8?

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

(see the answer keys)

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