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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Peter describe Canton?
(a) Squalid and indistinct with chaos.
(b) Quiet and passive.
(c) Big, bustling and overwhelming.
(d) Charming and electric.

2. How long is the war over?
(a) Two decades.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two years.

3. Who does Aldred sit next to at lunch upon arrival at the Driscolls?
(a) Mr. Driscoll.
(b) Mrs. Driscoll.
(c) Talbot.
(d) Calder.

4. Who picks Aldred up at the end of his journey to Kure?
(a) Brian Talbot.
(b) Staff Sergeant Wells.
(c) Gardiner.
(d) Oliver.

5. What is Aldred going to write about in the report?
(a) The trip to Kure.
(b) Ginger's death.
(c) The suicide.
(d) His need for another assignment.

6. Where is Aldred flying in from to see Peter?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Ita Jima.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Kure.

7. Where is the plane that crashes flying in from?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Canton.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) London.

8. How does Aldred describe the photo in Chapter One?
(a) Tiresome.
(b) Loveless.
(c) Colorful.
(d) Ostentatious.

9. What place does NOT have a room for Peter Exley?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Kure.
(c) Ita Jima.
(d) MacGregor Road.

10. Who asks Aldred about his name?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Helen and Benedict.
(c) Barry.
(d) Melba.

11. Where is Aldred and his escort traveling?
(a) To Kure.
(b) To Hong Kong.
(c) To Sydney.
(d) To Ita Jima.

12. What do Peter and Aldred carry in common?
(a) The same photos.
(b) The same hats.
(c) The same books.
(d) The same maps.

13. Where do the Driscoll siblings start their journey East alone?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Naples.
(c) London.
(d) Hong Kong.

14. Why doesn't Aldred's boat arrive on time?
(a) Because of a storm.
(b) Because he misses the morning boat.
(c) Because he stays longer in Hong Kong.
(d) Because of a wreck.

15. What kind of records does Rysom have?
(a) Rock.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Country.
(d) Blues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the American doctor send Benedict?

2. Where does Aldred think Helen lives while he writes his book?

3. Why isn't Benedict engaged in the Japanese language lessons?

4. How does Aldred describe Gigliola?

5. Who is Iris?

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