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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Stella take the train to New Orleans in Chapter 50?
(a) May 21.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 30.

2. In Chapter 45, where does Joel go to see Mary Ann?
(a) Gulfport.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Biloxi.

3. How long is Liza's funeral service?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) Less than an hour.
(d) About 45 minutes.

4. How many nights do Joel and Stella spend in Kansas City in Chapter 42?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. When are Jackie Bell and Errol McLeish married?
(a) January 2.
(b) January 10.
(c) Three days after Christmas.
(d) Two days before Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what river was a bridge built by the Japanese in Chapter 34?

2. At the end of Chapter 36, what lunch are Joel, Stella, and Liza served at Whitfield?

3. At the end of Chapter 28, how many men would be buried in each grave that Clay and Pete dug?

4. What injury did Pete have treated in Chapter 27?

5. What type of vehicle did Liza drive in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does McLeish do when he takes over the land?

2. Why does Joel rent the garage under his apartment in Oxford?

3. Why did the Japanese hate the American prisoners so badly?

4. In Chapter 43, why does Joel tell Wilbanks that he probably will not take the associate's position he is offering him?

5. What does the jury decide in the case in Chapter 39?

6. Why are Jackie's parents not invited to her wedding to Errol?

7. How did Clay get quinine for Pete?

8. When does Abbott Rumbold die, and what is said about him after his death?

9. In Chapter 36, how is Liza being treated at Whitfield?

10. What settlement do Wilbanks and Joel propose in Chapter 38?

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