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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Ferris say relieved a bit of the grimness of Camp 206?
(a) the beauty of Three Pagodas Pass
(b) the fresh water from a natural spring
(c) the gentle rain in the area
(d) the entertainments brought in

4. Who exits the large Customs launch Jean hopes will take her to singapore?
(a) prisoners of war
(b) Japanese sympathizers
(c) her father
(d) Japanese soldiers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the somewhat odd thing Jean wants to do first with her money?

2. What was one of Donald's medical problems in the Camp 206 hospital?

3. What happens when the Japanese near Kuala Lumpur?

4. What puzzles Strachan about Jean Paget?

5. Why does Jean hardly remember her late uncle?

(see the answer key)

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