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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Frith's suggestion for the group?
(a) that they seduce their Japanese guards
(b) that they find a village and settle there
(c) that they demand a truck to carry them
(d) that they go on a hunger strike

2. Why does the lawyer Strachan not remember Douglas Macfadden at first?
(a) he loses touch with clients after his wife dies
(b) he has been in ill health for many years
(c) he thinks the old man has hired another firm
(d) he never travels again to Scotland

3. What do the other ladies in the group do to follow Jean's example?
(a) put on sarongs
(b) cover their heads with rags
(c) walk barefoot
(d) start wearing pants

4. Why is it easy for Jean to get a job in Kuala Lumpur?
(a) she has a master's degree
(b) there are few English girls who can speak Malay
(c) her father has great connections
(d) she is very attractive

5. What item do Jean and bill buy that proves to be very useful for the next few years?
(a) a map of Malaya
(b) a portable stove
(c) a bottle of insect repellant
(d) a large canvas haversack

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jean miss the evacuation to Singapore?

2. What happens when the Japanese near Kuala Lumpur?

3. What is the essence of Capt. Yoniata's lecture to the prisoners?

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

5. What puzzles Strachan about Jean Paget?

(see the answer key)

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