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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By Asahan, how many of the women have died?
(a) four
(b) six
(c) nine
(d) two

2. Why does Jean miss the evacuation to Singapore?
(a) the ship to Singapore never arrives
(b) the car breaks down on the way
(c) she does not get the message
(d) the Japanese arrive earlier than expected

3. What does Yoniata promise the women after seeing their condition?
(a) new shoes
(b) a week's rest
(c) a truck
(d) better food

4. Seeing the suntanned Jean with a baby on her hip, what does Harman think she is?
(a) a Malay married woman
(b) the wife of one of the Japanese
(c) a Malay spy
(d) a servant girl

5. What do they find when they reach Maran?
(a) a tarmac road
(b) a mango orchard
(c) banana trees
(d) an abandoned village

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jean hardly remember her late uncle?

2. What does Mrs. Frith say about Kuantan?

3. Who are the prisoners being held by the Japanese?

4. Beyond the annual trust funds, what is Strachan authorized to do for Jean?

5. Why does the lawyer Strachan not remember Douglas Macfadden at first?

(see the answer key)

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