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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the prisoners being held by the Japanese?
(a) two Australians
(b) two Britains
(c) two Canadians
(d) two Americans

2. What is the feeling at the time the Japanese first arrive in Malaya?
(a) they are safe because the British troops are in Kuala Lumpur
(b) they are safe because the government complies
(c) they are safe because the Japanese only want the coast
(d) they are safe because of the surrounding mountains

3. How many Japanese guards are assigned to the women and children?
(a) only one
(b) four
(c) three
(d) two

4. What do the women find when they reach the highway at Maran?
(a) two white men working under a Japanese truck
(b) an American prisoner working on a truck
(c) more women walking to Kuantan
(d) a convoy of Japanese soldiers

5. What effect does Jean's letter have on Strachan?
(a) he decides she is too much trouble
(b) he puts it aside and forgets it
(c) he becomes alarmed for her safety
(d) he gets into a dark mood

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal are they served for breakfast the first morning?

2. Why does Douglas Macfadden want his legacy set up as a trust for his surviving relative?

3. How does Jean get a final look at the construction at Kuala Telang?

4. What do they encounter as they walk through the swamps?

5. What prevents Jean from receiving the inheritance immediately?

(see the answer key)

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