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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can the headman simply allow the women to stay on in his village without informing the Japanese?
(a) they will make him kill the women
(b) they will conscript him into the army
(c) they will kill the entire village
(d) they will punish him

2. Why does Mrs. Horsefall cede leadership of the group to Jean?
(a) she comes down with malaria
(b) she cannot speak Malay
(c) she loses her mind
(d) she breaks her arm

3. What happens to four children at Bahau?
(a) they die of a fever
(b) they are taken by the Japanese
(c) they run away
(d) they are caught stealing food

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

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

6. With her principle invested, how much will Jean receive annually?
(a) £1,550 after taxes
(b) £900 after taxes
(c) £100 after taxes
(d) £4000 after taxes

7. Who brings a doctor to examine the group?
(a) Capt. Yoniata
(b) Gen. Hiromoto
(c) Col. Nagasaki
(d) Maj. Nemu

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

9. What meal are they served for breakfast the first morning?
(a) thin fish soup and dirty rice
(b) Spam and moldy bread
(c) canned sardines and peas
(d) plain rice

10. For what do they conclude Joe Harman had given them reason to hope?
(a) that they would not be punished for stealing
(b) that their one guard would leave them alone
(c) that they might find other kind people
(d) that they will again see homes and husbands

11. What do the other ladies in the group do to follow Jean's example?
(a) put on sarongs
(b) cover their heads with rags
(c) start wearing pants
(d) walk barefoot

12. 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 British troops are in Kuala Lumpur
(c) they are safe because the government complies
(d) they are safe because of the surrounding mountains

13. Up to this point in her life, what is it Jean doubts she will ever do?
(a) marry, attend university, or travel
(b) shop at Harrod's
(c) buy a small house
(d) see the Queen

14. Because of his punishment, what does the religious Mrs. Frith decide about Joe Harman?
(a) that he was another Moses
(b) that he was sent by God
(c) that he is a second Christ
(d) that he must have sinned

15. What happens to Ellen Forbes?
(a) she comes down with malaria
(b) she gets pregnant
(c) she disappears
(d) she marries a Japanese soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the essence of Capt. Yoniata's lecture to the prisoners?

2. What doe the Japanese soldiers do to help the group?

3. What is said to be at Kuantan where Nisui sends them next?

4. What is Pack and Levy Ltd.?

5. What do they find when they reach Maran?

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