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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lizard Brancussi commit suicide in Section 4, Chapter 4?
(a) He overdoses on pills.
(b) He drowns himself.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He hangs himself.

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

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

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

5. In Section 5, Chapter 5, Tomokawa laments that soldiers were punished as war criminals for the atrocities visited on some prisoners while the crimes against whom were ignored?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The English.

6. 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) Last Post.
(c) Rally on the Chief.
(d) Fatigue Call.

7. 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 hits them with a broom.
(c) He sends for his lawyer.
(d) He calls the police.

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

9. What is the name of Dorrigo's and Ella's son?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Peter.
(c) Stewart.
(d) James.

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

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

12. What does the charity do that Nakamura volunteers for in Section 5, Chapter 1?
(a) Delivers medical supplies to areas in need.
(b) Researches treatment for polio.
(c) Delivers meals to the elderly.
(d) Researches treatment for PTSD.

13. What health problem does Nakamura discover he has developed in Section 5, Chapter 1?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Throat cancer.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Prostate cancer.

14. Who beats Darky Gardiner before sending him to the hospital in Section 3, Chapter 15?
(a) Dorrigo Evans.
(b) Major Nakamura.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) The Goanna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack's widow's second husband die, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 13?

2. Years after his time at the POW camp, Jimmy Bigelow always insists that his children do what a specific way?

3. Who orders the soldiers to count the prisoners in Section 3, Chapter 19?

4. How many children does Jack Rainbow's widow say she and Jack had in Section 4, Chapter 12?

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

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