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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ella announce about Dorrigo to friends in Section 5, Chapter 6?
(a) That Dorrigo is a murderer.
(b) That Dorrigo is a lonely man.
(c) That Dorrigo is an adulterer.
(d) That Dorrigo has been diagnosed with cancer.

2. Who is the only one of Nakamura's "old comrades" that he has stayed in touch with regularly in Section 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Dorrigo Evans.
(c) Lieutenant Fukuhara.
(d) Major Ishimoto.

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

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

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

6. What object is buried with Amy when she dies?
(a) Her diary.
(b) The pearl necklace.
(c) The diamond ring.
(d) Rabbit's sketchbook.

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

8. What is Nakamura's first name?
(a) Kameyo.
(b) Tenji.
(c) Hiroshi.
(d) Ikuko.

9. What is the name of the nurse that Nakamura befriends in Section 4, Chapter 9?
(a) Ikuko Kawabata.
(b) Lynette Maison.
(c) Aiko Ishimoto.
(d) Kameyo Sato.

10. What is the name of Jimmy Bigelow's daughter who asks him about the war in Section 5, Chapter 14?
(a) Anna.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Jodie.
(d) Sarah.

11. Who tells Dorrigo that he must choose 100 men to send to another camp in Section 5, Chapter 16?
(a) Colonel Kota.
(b) Major Nakamura.
(c) Major Ishimoto.
(d) Major Sato.

12. 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 hits them with a broom.
(c) He invites them for a meal.
(d) He sends for his lawyer.

13. How many years has it been since Dorrigo has seen Ella when he returns home in Section 4, Chapter 7?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack Rainbow's widow unexpectedly ask Dorrigo if he believes in, in Section 4, Chapter 12?

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

3. What is described in the newspaper clipping enclosed in Dorrigo's letter in Section 5, Chapter 18?

4. What does the charity do that Nakamura volunteers for in Section 5, Chapter 1?

5. Where is the Goanna held before his execution in Section 4, Chapter 8?

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