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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs with baby Robin after the other Holland children all die?
(a) he gets a fever but survives
(b) he returns to Eileen
(c) he starts to walk
(d) he prefers to stay with Jean

2. 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 large canvas haversack
(d) a bottle of insect repellant

3. Who does Jean describe as a fair-haired, powerfully built man speaking slowly with a drawl?
(a) Sgt. Marion York
(b) Sgt. Joe Harman
(c) Pvt. Jack Hammand
(d) Cpl. Ben Leggett

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can the headman simply allow the women to stay on in his village without informing the Japanese?

2. Up to this point in her life, what is it Jean doubts she will ever do?

3. What doe the soldiers do in Kuala Panong?

4. What does Jean know from her own experience in the Malay jungles?

5. How does Jean carry baby Robin Holland?

(see the answer key)

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