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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Jean Paget think about Harman had they met under other circumstances?
(a) that they probably would not like one another
(b) that they would never have talked to one another
(c) that his memory would keep her from ever marrying
(d) that things might have been different between them

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

4. What is the essence of Capt. Yoniata's lecture to the prisoners?
(a) they should all learn Japanese language
(b) obeying orders and doing good things
(c) how Japan will conquer the world
(d) they will be executed at dawn

5. Besides the well, what has Jean caused to be built?
(a) a meeting hall
(b) a private laundry shed
(c) a small food shop
(d) a ceptic system

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of his punishment, what does the religious Mrs. Frith decide about Joe Harman?

2. What happens to four children at Bahau?

3. What gives Jean the idea of making shoes?

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

5. Why is it easy for Jean to get a job in Kuala Lumpur?

(see the answer key)

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