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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the feeling at the time the Japanese first arrive in Malaya?
(a) they are safe because the Japanese only want the coast
(b) they are safe because the government complies
(c) they are safe because of the surrounding mountains
(d) they are safe because the British troops are in Kuala Lumpur

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

4. What helps clear up some of their skin diseases?
(a) soap and salt water
(b) rest and shade under the trees
(c) the salt water and fresh fish
(d) juice they make from tree bark

5. How does Harman get the supplies Jean asks for?
(a) trading some Japanese petrol from the trucks
(b) trading his wristwatch
(c) saying the supplies are for the Japanese
(d) stealing from a shop keeper

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Japanese sergeant disgraced?

3. What happens to Ellen Forbes?

4. In what does Strachan attempt educate Jean?

5. Why do the Japanese agree to let the women stay and work in the fields?

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