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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) War.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Fate.

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

3. What is described as the only lie that Ella tells Dorrigo in the novel?
(a) That she inherited money from her grandmother.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That Amy's body was found after the explosion.
(d) That she had never been married before.

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

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

6. What is Sheephead's last name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) James.
(c) Smith.
(d) Morton.

7. Where is Jimmy Bigelow when he dies in Section 5, Chapter 14?
(a) His daughter's house.
(b) His son's house.
(c) In church.
(d) A nursing home.

8. What offense does Dorrigo accuse the Goanna of having committed in Section 3, Chapter 21?
(a) Stealing medicine from the medic tent.
(b) Demeaning his rank as an officer.
(c) Selling stolen goods to prisoners.
(d) Murder.

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

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

11. What does Jack Rainbow's widow do with Dorrigo's delivery after he departs in Section 4, Chapter 13?
(a) She throws it into the fire.
(b) She buries it in the yard.
(c) She hangs it on the wall.
(d) She puts it in the attic.

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

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

14. Who awakens Darky when he passes out in the beginning of Section 3, Chapter 14?
(a) Major Nakamura.
(b) Colonel Kota.
(c) Rooster MacNeice.
(d) Dorrigo Evans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Nakamura receive a letter in Section 5, Chapter 2?

2. What year is it when Ella plans for a week's visit with her sister in Section 5, Chapter 8?

3. What are the names of Dorrigo's and Ella's daughters?

4. How does Lizard Brancussi commit suicide in Section 4, Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the nurse that Nakamura befriends in Section 4, Chapter 9?

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