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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Chapters 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many prisoners is Dorrigo second-in-command to at the POW camp in Section 1, Chapter 11?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 2,500.

2. Where has Jackie Maguire's wife taken a train in Dorrigo's memory in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Saint Charles.
(c) Launceston.
(d) Melbourne.

3. In what year does Section 2, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1940.

4. What is Gallipoli von Kessler's nickname in the novel?
(a) Kraut.
(b) Jumpy.
(c) Galli.
(d) Kes.

5. Who wrote the poem "Ulysses" that Dorrigo describes memorizing to recite to his brother in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) William Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Dorrigo and Amy go together in Section 2, Chapter 10?

2. How old is Dorrigo in Section 1, Chapter 4?

3. For whom does the officer tell Dorrigo and his men that they will be building a railway in Section 1, Chapter 14?

4. Who is killed by the explosion in Section 1, Chapter 13?

5. How old is Amy in Section 2, Chapter 10?

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