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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack's widow's second husband die, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 13?
(a) He is killed in a tractor accident.
(b) He is hit by a drunk driver.
(c) He is shot by a robber.
(d) He is hung by the state.

2. Years after his time at the POW camp, Jimmy Bigelow always insists that his children do what a specific way?
(a) Fold their clothes.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Study for tests.
(d) Eat their dinner.

3. What does Nakamura hit the Goanna with in Section 3, Chapter 21?
(a) A whip.
(b) An axe handle.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A rock.

4. Why does Lizard Brancussi become devastated when he calls his girlfriend after the war in Section 4, Chapter 4?
(a) Because he learns she has died.
(b) Because she tells him she hates him.
(c) Because another man answers the phone.
(d) Because she hangs up on him.

5. Where does Nakamura interview for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10?
(a) The Japan Finance Corporation.
(b) Shoko Chukin Bank.
(c) The World Health Organization.
(d) The Japan Blood Bank.

6. Who has given up his dream of being a musician after the war in Section 4, Chapter 5?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Rooster MacNeice.
(c) Jack Rainbow.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

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

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

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

10. Where does Nakamura go after securing false identity papers in Section 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Funabashi.
(b) Nagoya.
(c) Kobe.
(d) Adelaide.

11. Where is Nakamura living in the beginning of Section 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Funabashi.
(d) Nagoya.

12. Sato points out that the founder of what organization was guilty of war crimes in Section 4, Chapter 9?
(a) The Japan Blood Bank.
(b) The Japan Finance Corporation.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) Shoko Chukin Bank.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many years has it been since Dorrigo has seen Ella when he returns home in Section 4, Chapter 7?

4. Who interviews Nakamura for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10?

5. What do the former POWs do with the fish stolen from the fish shop in Section 4, Chapter 5?

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