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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mat Amin bin Taib?
(a) a Japanese interpreter
(b) a Malay provencial governor
(c) the headman at Kuala Telang
(d) an escaped prisoner who has seen their husbands

2. What happens with the sergeant at the end of August in Kuala Telang?
(a) he joins another Japanese unit
(b) he runs away
(c) he shoots himself in the head
(d) he comes down with malaria

3. What does Eileen Holland declare is God's will?
(a) the news that her husband has been shot
(b) the death of her daughter, Jane
(c) the long miles of walking
(d) the poor quality of their food

4. What does Strachan observe about Dr. Ferris?
(a) he is old and senile
(b) he is scarred from the war
(c) he is gruff and unwilling to talk
(d) he is fit, cheerful, and a bit macabre

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the reporter of the Sydney Monitor who offers Paget a lift to the Darwin Hotel?

2. How does Jean classify her time during World War II?

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

4. How does Jean come to town to meet Strachan and Joe?

5. What is Mrs. Frith's suggestion for the group?

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