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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Section 2 refers to a violent and noisy commotion or uproar?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Epoch.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Tumult.

2. What is Dorrigo's father's profession during Dorrigo's childhood?
(a) He is a railway fettler.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a butcher.
(d) He is an architect.

3. How old is Amy in Section 2, Chapter 10?
(a) 30.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

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

5. Who shares half of a boiled egg with Tiny in Section 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Rabbit Hendricks.
(c) Jack Rainbow.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

6. How old is Dorrigo when he takes the Ability Test to attend high school in Section 1, Chapter 3?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

7. What does Dorrigo learn after talking with Amy in the end of Section 2, Chapter 26?
(a) He is accepted to medical school.
(b) He will be married in June.
(c) He will be shipping out immediately.
(d) He has inherited his father's estate.

8. What is the name of Lizard Brancussi's wife?
(a) Laura.
(b) Anna.
(c) Maisie.
(d) Sarah.

9. Who is the guard that beats Tiny when he collapses in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Major Ishimoto.
(b) Sato.
(c) The Goanna.
(d) Colonel Kota.

10. What book is Rooster MacNeice memorizing in order to keep his mind sharp in Section 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Mein Kampf.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) The Stranger.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

11. How many years have passed since the night that Jackie Maguire came to Dorrigo's family's home when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 26.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

12. What does Amy take off the first time she meets Dorrigo?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her veil.

13. When is Dorrigo's earliest childhood memory described in Section 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 1911 or 1912.
(b) 1921 or 1922.
(c) 1915 or 1916.
(d) 1941 or 1942.

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

15. Who is Dorrigo's fiancee in Section 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Amy.
(b) Marie.
(c) Ella.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Dorrigo receive a letter in Section 3, Chapter 6?

2. Where is Dorrigo as he awaits orders in the beginning of Section 2, Chapter 1?

3. Who is the woman in bed with Dorrigo in Section 1, Chapter 6?

4. Which of the men with Dorrigo and Darky is an artist that sketches in his sketchbook as the men await orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?

5. Whom had Dorrigo seen kissing Jackie Maguire's wife before she disappeared in Section 1, Chapter 2?

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