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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. What has Dr. Ransome advised Jim to eat?

2. How does Jim get into his house after leaving the hospital?

3. What does Jim find to eat in the dentist's house?

4. What is the name of the British ship anchored near the hotel?

5. Who takes Jim's bicycle from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Jim walk toward Shanghai?

2. Describe the pilot Jim meets at Lunghua.

3. What has Jim's return to Shanghai after the war been like?

4. Why is Jim so excited about the prospect of being in "Life" magazine?

5. What does Jim find at the hospital on his return to Lunghua?

6. What activity is taking place at Lunghua Camp when Jim first arrives?

7. What effects does the rumor that the Japanese will cut rations again have?

8. How does Jim spend his three days back at Lunghua Camp?

9. What appears at the gates to Lunghua Camp on Jim's third day back?

10. What does Jim believe the public execution of the Chinese coolie is intended to prove?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "the university of life" and how does it pertain to Jim's story?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Jim identify more with the Japanese than with his fellow prisoners?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the young kamikaze pilot? At what point in the story does he first appear? What does he represent to Jim?

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