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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what Shanghai landmark is the detention center where Jim is held?
(a) The post office.
(b) An elementary school.
(c) The open air cinema.
(d) The Palace Hotel.

2. How does Jim get into the dentist's house?
(a) He crawls in through the air conditioning vents.
(b) He breaks a window.
(c) There is an open window in the basement.
(d) The door is unlocked.

3. With whom does Jim speak on Dr. Lockwood's veranda?
(a) Mr. Maxted.
(b) Vera.
(c) Dr. Lockwood.
(d) One of the weeding women.

4. From what country does Basie tell Jim some of the pilots were?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Brazil.
(d) The Philippines.

5. What is the meaning of the shrill whistle Jim hears at the detention center?
(a) The sergeant is calling a roll call.
(b) It is time for their meal.
(c) Someone is trying to escape.
(d) It's an air raid siren.

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

7. Who are the Lunghua Sophomores?
(a) A group of young men who would be sophomores in college.
(b) A singing group of women.
(c) The block leaders.
(d) A softball team.

8. Which ship sinks into the Yangtze during the fight?
(a) The Petrel.
(b) The Wake.
(c) The Emilio Carlotta.
(d) The Idzumo.

9. In what place does this story open?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) Jim's home.
(c) Jim's family's car.
(d) Jim's school.

10. What exam is Jim supposed to take the day the fighting starts?
(a) Spelling.
(b) History.
(c) Scripture.
(d) Math.

11. Who is put in charge of the prisoners' evening meal?
(a) Mrs. Hug.
(b) Jim.
(c) Basie.
(d) Dr. Ransome.

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

13. Who is being held at the internment camp at St. Francis Xavier seminary?
(a) Chinese women and children.
(b) British civilians.
(c) Orphans.
(d) Military personnel.

14. Who joins Jim at the detention center?
(a) Mr. Maxted.
(b) Basie.
(c) Frank.
(d) His mother.

15. What is the name of the British ship anchored near the hotel?
(a) The Idzumo.
(b) The Wake.
(c) The Emilio Carlotta.
(d) The Petrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basie give Jim when he visits his cubicle the day of the air raid?

2. Where does Basie tell Jim the American planes have flown in from?

3. Which of these is not something Jim did for entertainment in his first year at Lunghua Camp?

4. What do Jim and the other prisoners have to eat at the prison camp?

5. Which of these is not a task assigned to Jim by Basie?

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