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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. Where did Joel meet Mary Ann Malouf?

2. How many nights do Joel and Stella spend in Kansas City in Chapter 42?

3. On what day of the march was Pete knocked unconscious and pushed into a ditch?

4. When did Liza and the family learn that Pete was missing in action and presumed dead?

5. How long is Liza's funeral service?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Pete and Clay recuperate in Chapter 31 before they went on missions with the guerillas?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who commanded the West Luzon Resistance Force?

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

9. Why are Jackie's parents not invited to her wedding to Errol?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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