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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hang him.
(c) He plans to behead him.
(d) He plans to stab him.

2. What does Tom reveal about Jackie Maguire's wife in Section 5, Chapter 8?
(a) She was never married to Jackie.
(b) She had killed her parents.
(c) She had been pregnant with Tom's baby when she ran away.
(d) She had left Jackie for a man in England.

3. Who do the former POWs recall having told them about the tank at the fish shop in Section 4, Chapter 5?
(a) Jack Rainbow.
(b) Jimmy Bigelow.
(c) Rabbit Hendricks.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

4. 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) Last Post.
(d) Fatigue Call.

5. Who is the orderly that assists Dorrigo in the medical tent in Section 3, Chapter 17?
(a) Darky.
(b) Squizzy.
(c) Shugs.
(d) Rooster.

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

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

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

9. 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 puts it in the attic.
(c) She hangs it on the wall.
(d) She buries it in the yard.

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

11. How is Dorrigo's behavior toward his children described in Section 5, Chapter 6?
(a) He dotes on them constantly.
(b) He loves but ignores them.
(c) He argues constantly with his son but adores his daughters.
(d) He has disinherited and disowned them.

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

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

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

15. What are the names of Dorrigo's and Ella's daughters?
(a) Andrea and Ellen.
(b) Christina and Marie.
(c) Sarah and Michelle.
(d) Jessica and Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did World War II end?

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

3. How does John Menadue say that Les Whittle died in Section 4, Chapter 11?

4. What health problem does Dorrigo learn that Tom has recently experienced in Section 5, Chapter 8?

5. Who is Amy walking with when Dorrigo sees her in Section 5, Chapter 9?

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