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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 16 | Part 1, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Jim in the trench near the blockhouse?
(a) Japanese soldiers.
(b) Another child.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fallen kite.

2. What is Jim's job with Frank and Basie?
(a) Stealing food from the market.
(b) Taking the portholes from the ships.
(c) Being their lookout.
(d) Polishing the brass portholes.

3. What does Basie trade at the market for fish and rice?
(a) Jim's watch.
(b) Portholes.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Japanese coins.

4. What does Jim have saved in his pocket for an emergency?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Coins.
(d) Matches.

5. What does Jim watch from the roof of the truck?
(a) Two birds in a tree.
(b) A Japanese freighter.
(c) A squadron of American planes.
(d) The Chinese laborers work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Ransome want to buy from the Japanese at the camp?

2. What is the meaning of the shrill whistle Jim hears at the detention center?

3. How does Jim get into the dentist's house?

4. Who is put in charge of the prisoners' evening meal?

5. Who joins Jim at the detention center?

(see the answer key)

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