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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is falling from the sky when Jim awakes at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 32?
(a) Rain.
(b) Hail.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Snow.

3. What magazine does Jim take from the cylinder to read?
(a) "Life."
(b) "Reader's Digest."
(c) "Saturday Evening Post."
(d) "Time."

4. Who does Jim meet up with at the end of Part 3, Chapter 38?
(a) His mother.
(b) Basie.
(c) Dr. Ransome.
(d) His father.

5. Where does Jim head to during Part 3, Chapter 40?
(a) Pootung.
(b) Lunghua.
(c) Nantao Stadium.
(d) Shanghai.

6. What does Jim do to help himself fall asleep in the stadium?
(a) Recite the Lord's Prayer.
(b) Conjugate Latin verbs.
(c) Recite poems to himself.
(d) Count sheep.

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

8. What kind of animal's carcass does Jim peer into on his walk back to Lunghua?
(a) A pig.
(b) A cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

9. Which of these people calls Jim "Jamie"?
(a) Major Griffin.
(b) Dr. Ransome.
(c) Private Kimura.
(d) Mrs. Vincent.

10. What does Jim see the American and British sailors do on the steps of the Shanghai Club?
(a) Urinate.
(b) Moon the crowd.
(c) Sing the American national anthem.
(d) Perform a short dance to "Yankee Doodle Dandy."

11. What is in the canisters dropped from planes in Part 3, Chapter 40?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Medical supplies.
(c) Food.
(d) Drinking water.

12. What does Jim use to clean the can of Spam?
(a) The curtain from his cubicle.
(b) A parachute.
(c) His sleeve.
(d) A Pierrot costume.

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

14. What has been set up in downtown Shanghai since the end of the war?
(a) An American football field.
(b) Three cinema screens.
(c) A shantytown for refugees.
(d) A memorial for the Chinese soldiers who died fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Jim to vomit?

2. How long is it between Jim's return to Amherst Avenue and his departure for England?

3. Into what type of plane's cockpit does Jim look?

4. Which of these people is not brought water by Jim in the stadium?

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

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