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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack Rainbow's widow unexpectedly ask Dorrigo if he believes in, in Section 4, Chapter 12?
(a) Fate.
(b) War.
(c) God.
(d) Love.

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

3. What do the former POWs do with the fish stolen from the fish shop in Section 4, Chapter 5?
(a) They sell them on the black market.
(b) They cook them for dinner.
(c) They dump them in a friend's front yard.
(d) They release them into the bay.

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Nakamura go to visit a corporal from his platoon in Section 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Funabashi.
(b) Nagoya.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Tokyo.

9. What is the Goanna's name revealed to be in Section 4, Chapter 3?
(a) Park Chung-hee.
(b) Choi Sang-min.
(c) Tadashi Hanaya.
(d) Hiroshi Takeuchi.

10. What does Colonel Kota plan to do when he sees Darky in Section 3, Chapter 15?
(a) He plans to shoot him.
(b) He plans to stab him.
(c) He plans to hang him.
(d) He plans to behead him.

11. What does Nakamura see on the table in the room with the young prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Food.
(b) Piles of money.
(c) Opium.
(d) Guns.

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

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

14. Who interviews Nakamura for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Dorrigo Evans.
(d) Lieutenant Fukuhara.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jack Rainbow's widow do with Dorrigo's delivery after he departs in Section 4, Chapter 13?

3. From whom does Dorrigo receive a letter at the POW camp in Section 5, Chapter 18?

4. As he dies in Section 5, Chapter 17, Dorrigo utters a final sentence. What does he intend to say?

5. How many prisoners are missing from the work station when the soldiers first count them in Section 3, Chapter 19?

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