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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Strachan certify Donald's death?
(a) newspaper clippings from the time
(b) from the doctor at Camp 206 at the time of Donald's death
(c) an affidavit from friends who knew him
(d) records in the war office

2. After walking to several places and finding no ship, what do the women decide to do?
(a) walk to Singapore
(b) head for Thailand
(c) refuse to walk further
(d) return to Kuala Lumpur

3. Where does Strachan take Jean at the conclusion of their first visit?
(a) to dinner at his club
(b) to look for a new flat for her
(c) to the National Museum
(d) to a performance at the Paladium

4. What do they encounter as they walk through the swamps?
(a) snakes, crocodiles, and mosquitoes
(b) elephants, tigers, and wasps
(c) places where the water is waist deep
(d) Japanese ambushes

5. What item do Jean and bill buy that proves to be very useful for the next few years?
(a) a portable stove
(b) a bottle of insect repellant
(c) a map of Malaya
(d) a large canvas haversack

Short Answer Questions

1. Seeing the suntanned Jean with a baby on her hip, what does Harman think she is?

2. What is the feeling at the time the Japanese first arrive in Malaya?

3. Who exits the large Customs launch Jean hopes will take her to singapore?

4. Who does Jean describe as a fair-haired, powerfully built man speaking slowly with a drawl?

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

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