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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prisoner dies of malnutrition and illness in Section 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Darky Gardiner.
(b) Colonel Kota.
(c) Tiny Middleton.
(d) Jackie Maguire.

2. What news does Keith relate to Amy in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) That he is filing for divorce.
(b) That the war has ended.
(c) That Dorrigo was killed in a POW camp.
(d) That her mother has died.

3. How many Tasmanian machine gunners are in Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 7.

4. What is the name of the island state where Dorrigo grows up?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Tasmania.
(c) Tuvalu.
(d) Saint Lucia.

5. What is the greatest obstacle that Dorrigo faces as a surgeon during his time in the POW camp?
(a) Constant micromanagement from the Japanese.
(b) His inability to perform under stress.
(c) His lack of field experience.
(d) Not having adequate medical supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the translator that translates orders from Japanese to English for Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 4?

2. What symbol comprises Shisui's death poem?

3. How does Amy contact Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 26?

4. Who sends Dorrigo a postcard at his military assignment in Section 2, Chapter 6?

5. What does Rabbit Hendricks do for the Japanese in order to earn small payments?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dorrigo's relationship with Tom described in the beginning of the novel?

2. What is the significance of Rabbit's sketchbook in the novel? What happens to the sketchbook when Rabbit dies in Section 3?

3. What are your impressions of Amy's character when she is introduced in Section 2?

4. How does the author depict the Japanese viewpoint of surrender in Section 1, Chapter 14?

5. In Section 1, Dorrigo recalls an interview during which a journalist asks why Japan was bombed twice. What response does Dorrigo give to the interviewer?

6. How is Rooster MacNeice's relationship with the book Mein Kampf described in Section 3, Chapter 3?

7. What event leads to the surrender of Dorrigo and his men in Section 1, Chapter 13?

8. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?

9. How are Dorrigo's circumstances described in Section 1, Chapter 11? What is Dorrigo's position?

10. What does Colonel Kota remark about the act of beheading in Section 2, Chapter 16?

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