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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mr. Small estimate it will cost to build her building?
(a) £2000
(b) £1000
(c) £100
(d) £400

2. What happens with the sergeant at the end of August in Kuala Telang?
(a) he joins another Japanese unit
(b) he shoots himself in the head
(c) he comes down with malaria
(d) he runs away

3. How do Jean and Mrs. Horsefall manage to communicate with the Japanese?
(a) speaking Malay
(b) hand signals
(c) charades
(d) an English/Japanese dictionary

4. Why does Jean sit on the steps outside the bar while Whelan seals the contract with the Shire Clerk?
(a) because it is hot in the bar
(b) to protect her reputation
(c) because she cannot drink lemonade in the bar
(d) because Joe is not there

5. What happens to Ben Collard, one of the boys?
(a) he is sent to the men's prison camp
(b) he is shot by the Japanese
(c) he dies of an injury
(d) he is conscripted into the army

Short Answer Questions

1. How is some of the hot water used?

2. Why does Mrs. Horsefall cede leadership of the group to Jean?

3. What doe the soldiers do in Kuala Panong?

4. What does Strachan agree to allow Harman to do?

5. What does Jean assure Mat Amin bin Taib the women no longer need?

(see the answer key)

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