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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What degree does Stella graduate with from Hollins?

2. In Chapter 38, where does Joel go many Friday afternoons?

3. How long after receiving the news that Pete was missing in action did Florry take Joel and Stella to Memphis for a long weekend?

4. How long had the Bannings had their land in Chapter 41?

5. How many men were crammed in O'Donnell by the Japanese?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 41, why does Myra not like Errol McLeish?

2. Why did the Japanese hate the American prisoners so badly?

3. What does the jury decide in the case in Chapter 39?

4. How did Pete and Clay find a guerilla camp?

5. How did Clay get quinine for Pete?

6. What was the truth about Liza's affair?

7. Why does Joel rent the garage under his apartment in Oxford?

8. What was the train trip like to O'Donnell?

9. What does McLeish do when he takes over the land?

10. How did the guerrillas take out a bridge on the Zapote River in Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miscegenation laws make it illegal for blacks and whites to have sexual relationships. Why is a grand jury asked to prosecute a white man and a black woman? How does the author use irony regarding this law to make a statement, and what might that statement be?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the treatment of blacks in the novel; how do they experience segregation and racism? What role does racism play in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Pete serves in the military with Major Rusconi and Clay Wampler. What experiences do the men share in the military? How do those experiences lead to a feeling of camaraderie between the men?

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