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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pack and Levy Ltd.?
(a) an import-export company
(b) a shipping compnay
(c) a shoe and handbag manufacturer in London
(d) a law firm

2. After landing her job in 1939, how long does Jean work?
(a) 18 months
(b) two years
(c) one year
(d) six months

3. What doe the Japanese soldiers do to help the group?
(a) steal a truck
(b) give them extra food
(c) carry the children
(d) stop every two miles to rest

4. What does Jean buy at Ayer Penchis?
(a) dried squid
(b) potato chips
(c) beef jerky
(d) mangoes

5. What is said to be at Kuantan where Nisui sends them next?
(a) a refugee center
(b) a good woman's camp
(c) a ship for Indonesia
(d) a factory where they can work

6. What does Jean Paget present to Strachan when she arrives in his office?
(a) a basket of fruit
(b) fresh baked biscuits
(c) proof of her identity
(d) a letter from her attorney

7. What does Jean begin wearing?
(a) Bermuda shorts
(b) some military pants
(c) a grass skirt
(d) a sarong

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

9. How do Jean and Mrs. Horsefall manage to communicate with the Japanese?
(a) an English/Japanese dictionary
(b) hand signals
(c) charades
(d) speaking Malay

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

11. What does Jean know from her own experience in the Malay jungles?
(a) the incompetence of military doctors
(b) the lack of medicine
(c) the symptoms of cholera
(d) the conditions of men prisoners

12. Why is the Japanese sergeant disgraced?
(a) because he abused the women prisoners
(b) because he allowed Harman to steal the chickens
(c) because he was asleep on duty
(d) because he tried to cover up the theft of the chickens

13. What does Dr. Ferris say relieved a bit of the grimness of Camp 206?
(a) the beauty of Three Pagodas Pass
(b) the gentle rain in the area
(c) the fresh water from a natural spring
(d) the entertainments brought in

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

15. How long does Jean say the women stayed in Kuala Telang?
(a) eighteen months
(b) six or seven months
(c) three wasted years
(d) another two years

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Strachan take Jean at the conclusion of their first visit?

2. What does Jean learn from Strachan?

3. How does Ferris describe Donal Macfadden?

4. What happens to Harman after he steals the chickens?

5. Why does Mrs. Horsefall cede leadership of the group to Jean?

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