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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. Who interviews Nakamura for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10?
(a) Dorrigo Evans.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Lieutenant Fukuhara.

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

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

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

5. How does Jack Rainbow die in Section 3, Chapter 18?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He suffocates.
(c) He overdoses on anesthesia.
(d) He bleeds to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nurse that Nakamura befriends in Section 4, Chapter 9?

2. According to the narrator in Section 5, Chapter 10, where was Amy when the pub exploded?

3. What was the Goanna found guilty of during his trial in Section 4?

4. What does Nakamura demand from the prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 2?

5. Where is Darky Gardiner's body found in Section 3, Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how does Darky Gardiner encounter Rooster MacNeice in Section 3, Chapter 14?

2. What information does the reader learn about Amy's past in Section 5, Chapter 10? How did Amy avoid getting killed at the pub?

3. How is Dorrigo's visit with Jack Rainbow's widow described in Section 4, Chapter 12?

4. How is the significance of Jimmy Bigelow's bugle revealed in Section 5, Chapter 14? What happens to the bugle?

5. How are Dorrigo's relationships with his wife and children described in Section 5, Chapter 6?

6. What does Tomokawa remark about the war and the treatment of prisoners in Section 5, Chapter 5?

7. What prevents Rooster MacNeice from speaking up for Darky in Section 3, Chapter 19?

8. How is Dorrigo's death described in Section 5, Chapter 17? Where does he die?

9. How does John Menadue describe his visit to Les Whittle's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?

10. How are Nakamura's circumstances described in Section 4, Chapter 9? Where does he work?

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