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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 is the name of Dorrigo's uncle that he intends to visit in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Tom Evans.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Darky Gardiner.
(d) Jimmy Bigelow.

2. Who encouraged Amy to have an abortion when she became pregnant out of wedlock?
(a) Darky.
(b) Jack.
(c) Dorrigo.
(d) Keith.

3. Why is Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group of machine gunners stranded when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Their plane was shot down.
(b) They lost their route.
(c) Their truck has broken down.
(d) Their boat is beached.

4. What gift does Dorrigo recall giving to Amy before he departed in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) A set of emerald earrings.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A pearl necklace.

5. Where does Dorrigo arrive and plan to spend time with Ella in Section 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Salem.
(b) Launceston.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Sydney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prisoner dies of malnutrition and illness in Section 3, Chapter 8?

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

3. What war does Dorrigo remember his brother Tom returning from in Section 1, Chapter 1?

4. Which of Darky's men finds the coffee as the men await orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?

5. Who dies, leaving Dorrigo as the commanding officer among the prisoners in Section 1, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 2, Colonel Kota pulls Nakamura close and utters a few choked words, including “men” and “love.” Kota then “hoped he had been misunderstood.” What has been shared in this exchange?

3. What symbolic event occurs on the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?

4. Whose 18th century death poem does Dorrigo contemplate in Section 1, Chapter 10? What is remarked about the poem?

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

6. How does Amy describe the beginning of her relationship with Keith in Section 2, Chapter 20?

7. How would you describe the setting where Dorrigo grows up?

8. What personality trait stands out the most in Dorrigo's character from the beginning of the novel?

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

10. What internal conflicts does Dorrigo face in Section 2, Chapter 5?

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