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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After landing her job in 1939, how long does Jean work?
(a) six months
(b) two years
(c) 18 months
(d) one year

2. What has Jean purchased for her Sunday visit at Midhurst?
(a) vegetables
(b) fresh steaks
(c) riding clothes
(d) art supplies

3. Who arranges with Whelan and sons to order the lumber for the shop and bedroom annex?
(a) Mr. Strachan
(b) Jean Paget
(c) Joe Harman
(d) Hal Porter

4. What is Jean's impression of Alice Springs?
(a) it is very modern
(b) it is not like Joe remembered
(c) it is in the back of beyond
(d) it is strangely English

5. Who gives them homemade medicine for the dengue fever?
(a) the headman in Mentri
(b) the Red Cross
(c) Mrs. Frith
(d) the Japanese

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do townspeople hope that Jean will put in a shoe manufacturing business?

2. What gives Jean the idea of making shoes?

3. How does Jean classify her time during World War II?

4. What does Mrs. Warner provide for the children?

5. What happens when the Japanese near Kuala Lumpur?

(see the answer key)

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