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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. How long is the train ride to O'Donnell in Chapter 26?

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

3. In Chapter 34, how long did it take D and G Troops to return to base after the Stotsenburg raid?

4. Who gave Clay quinine for Pete?

5. When does Shenault schedule a second meeting between Joel, WIlbanks, and Dunlap?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Clay and Pete escape a Japanese ship transporting them to Japan for slave labor?

2. Why do Joel and Stella go back to school in Chapter 37?

3. When does Abbott Rumbold die, and what is said about him after his death?

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

5. In Chapter 35, where did Pete begin healing in the United States?

6. What assets did Pete have at the time of his death?

7. In Chapter 43, why does Joel tell Wilbanks that he probably will not take the associate's position he is offering him?

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

9. Who commanded the West Luzon Resistance Force?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Liza lies about the man with whom she has an affair. How does her lie lead to unintended consequences?

Essay Topic 2

Pete has strong principles. What is revealed through events and characters about the type of man that Pete is? How would you describe Pete’s character? What contradictions can be seen about him?

Essay Topic 3

There are many examples of inhumanity in the novel. Describe at least three different scenarios of inhumanity. What is the author's main message to readers about inhumanity?

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