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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. How does John Menadue say that Les Whittle died in Section 4, Chapter 11?
(a) He drowned in a river.
(b) He was shot down by the Italians.
(c) He was crushed by chocolate bars.
(d) He was shot by a mugger.

2. With whom does Amy live in Section 5, Chapter 10?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her sister.

3. What health problem does Dorrigo learn that Tom has recently experienced in Section 5, Chapter 8?
(a) Tom recently had a heart attack.
(b) Tom was in a motorcycle accident.
(c) Tom has developed polio.
(d) Tom recently had a stroke.

4. Where is Dorrigo walking across a bridge when Section 5, Chapter 9 opens?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Adelaide.

5. What is Sheephead's last name?
(a) Morton.
(b) Anderson.
(c) James.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Goanna long for in the moments before he dies in Section 4, Chapter 8?

2. Where is Dorrigo as he dies in Section 5, Chapter 17?

3. What does Dorrigo bargain for with Nakamura during the beating in Section 3?

4. What are the names of Dorrigo's and Ella's daughters?

5. Where does Dorrigo find Jack Rainbow's wife working when he reaches her home in Section 4, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is discovered when Colonel Kota orders the prisoners to be counted in Section 3, Chapter 19?

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

4. How is the setting of Chagi's P Hall described in Section 4, Chapter 8?

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

6. What happens when Dorrigo departs the home of Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 13?

7. What are Amy's current circumstances like in Section 5, Chapter 10?

8. Where does Nakamura apply for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10? Who hires him?

9. How do the prisoners react when they are forced to watch as Darky Gardiner is killed in Section 3, Chapters 20-21?

10. How is Nakamura's death described in Section 5, Chapter 5? What final haiku has he written?

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