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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. What does Jean treat herself to in Alice Springs?

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

3. Besides the factory, what else does Jean want?

4. How much does Mr. Small estimate it will cost to build her building?

5. What does jean remember Joe Harman telling her?

Short Essay Questions

1. After confiding with the Sawyers her real reason for looking up Joe Harman, what is Jean's denial?

2. Why is it easy to recruit new workers for the shoe factory?

3. In Daly Waters, describe what Jean sees for the first time.

4. How does Jean find Midhurst where Joe lives and works?

5. Why are the people anxious for Jean to open a shoe factory in Willstown?

6. Why does Jean stay outside the bar while Joe and Whelan discuss leasing agreements with the Shire Clerk?

7. How was Joe Harman able to travel to England?

8. What does Jean discover about Harman in Alice Springs?

9. Why does Harman not recognize Jean at first when she goes to the airport to meet him?

10. What consideration do both Jean and Joe have about each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay entitled The Strength of Miss Jean Paget. In your essay point out the strengths she exhibited while leading the women to safety as well as the challenges she faced and conquered in Willstown. Use her example to show that great deeds can be done by ordinary people. Compare her strength with people who have done extraordinary things in the face of peril, like the heroes of 9/11 in New York City.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about travel. Begin with Strachan's trip to Australia and mention Joe's and Jean's plans to visit San Francisco. In your essay talk about the value of traveling to other countries and conclude with countries you would like to visit. If you have traveled to another country, explain what you got out of the experience. If you have not traveled to another country, explain what you hope to get out of it when you do. Conclude your essay with the ambassadorship of common people getting to know people from other cultures.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about someone you know or know of whom you would classify as a hero. Use the character of Joe Harman from the novel as a guideline as to what makes a hero. Identify several types of heroes such as firemen, EMS paramedics, teachers, military personnel and explain how each of them may perform heroic deeds.

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