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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. In Chapter 49, how much cash does Jackie receive?

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

3. When does Stella take the train to New Orleans in Chapter 50?

4. In Chapter 32, how many guerilla leave shortly after midnight?

5. In Chapter 32, how many Japanese were killed in Chapter 32 on Pete and Clay's first mission with the guerillas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Clay and Pete escape a Japanese ship transporting them to Japan for slave labor?

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

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

4. How did Pete and Clay recuperate in Chapter 31 before they went on missions with the guerillas?

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

6. In Chapter 35, where did Pete begin healing in the United States?

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

8. In Chapter 41, why does Myra not like Errol McLeish?

9. What was the train trip like to O'Donnell?

10. In Chapter 48, what does Joel do in Biloxi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Dunlap and Wilbanks attempt to influence the jury during the wrongful death case? How do they use prejudicial language to bias the jury?

Essay Topic 2

There is a strong bond between military men. What bond is there between men who serve together in combat? What loyalty results from the bond that is created by share military experiences and is demonstrated in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does Grisham use historical accounts when writing about Pete’s experiences in the Philippines? How does art imitate life through his use of historical details in writing about those experiences?

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