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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jim run into at the end of Part 3, Chapter 41?
(a) Mrs. Vincent.
(b) Dr. Ransome.
(c) Basie.
(d) Vera.

2. What country's planes are circling overhead near the end of Part 3, Chapter 41?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) United States.
(d) Germany.

3. What does Jim eat first after returning with his loot to his hiding place?
(a) Spam.
(b) Tuna fish.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Powdered milk.

4. Which of these is not something Jim sees in the cylinder?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) "Life."
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Chocolate.

5. Who urges Jim and Mr. Maxted to keep moving when they are sitting?
(a) Private Kimura.
(b) Dr. Ransome.
(c) Mrs. Pearce.
(d) Mrs. Vincent.

6. What does Jim prevent Basie from shooting from the car?
(a) A turtle.
(b) The pilot who gave him a mango.
(c) A lone Chinese man along the road.
(d) A dog.

7. What does the Eurasian man offer Jim in exchange for the prisoners' jewelry?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Rice.
(c) A ride into Shanghai.
(d) Security.

8. Of what is Jim most afraid in the aftermath of the war?
(a) Basie and the bandits.
(b) The starving Chinese peasants.
(c) The Japanese soldiers.
(d) Nationalist armies.

9. On what does Mr. Maxted sit to rest in the approaches to Nantao?
(a) A tree stump.
(b) The running board of a bombed vehicle.
(c) The stone foundation of a bombed-out house.
(d) The ground.

10. Where does Jim sleep while back at Lunghua Camp?
(a) Basie's bunk.
(b) The guardhouse.
(c) Mrs. Vincent's bunk.
(d) His old bunk.

11. What does Mrs. Philips give to Jim while they are resting by the checkpoint?
(a) Her hat.
(b) A potato.
(c) Water.
(d) A Bible.

12. What is the young pilot in the airfield carrying?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A fence post.
(c) A sword.
(d) A baseball bat.

13. What is Jim surprised to find is stained and cracked?
(a) The walls of the stadium.
(b) The Buick's windshield.
(c) The fence around his family's house.
(d) Lunghua's runway.

14. What happens when Jim tries to place some Spam into the pilot's mouth?
(a) The pilot swallows it and asks for more.
(b) The pilot bites his finger.
(c) The pilot chokes on it.
(d) He drops the Spam into the canal.

15. What does Mr. Tulloch tell Jim he wants to pick up before they drive on to Shanghai?
(a) A roulette wheel.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A dining room table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jim's reward for helping the Britishers unpack the canisters of rations?

2. What building does Jim try to enter at the end of Part 3, Chapter 41?

3. What does the Eurasian man tell Jim ended the war?

4. What kind of plane has fallen into a lagoon near the causeway?

5. Whose bunk does Jim lie down in to read a magazine after helping the Britishers unpack the canisters?

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