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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. In Chapter 32, how many Japanese were killed in Chapter 32 on Pete and Clay's first mission with the guerillas?

2. What is the name of the man who is captured in Chapter 31?

3. In Chapter 46, how much does Liza pay for a taxi?

4. In Chapter 40, how long has Liza been at Whitfield?

5. During the war, how many Allied prisoners were shipped to Japan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Florry to decide to go in Chapter 48 and why?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 33, how were Japanese planes destroyed?

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

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

9. What settlement do Wilbanks and Joel propose in Chapter 38?

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

Pete is sentenced to be executed in the electric chair. Why are people so eager to sentence Pete to death? How and why do people have second thoughts about that decision?

Essay Topic 2

Pete is arrested and jailed for the murder. Are his accommodations at the jail like any other prisoner’s? Where is he allowed to speak to his lawyer or family members? Why does Pete receive preferential treatment even after being arrested?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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