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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the photograph Jean finds and shows to the dying sergeant?
(a) children playing on a beach
(b) a beautiful Japanese woman
(c) a woman and four children
(d) the Emperor of Japan

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

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

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

5. What does Jean learn at an early age that is very helpful to her during the war?
(a) to speak Japanese
(b) to speak Malay
(c) to survive off the land
(d) to give first aid

6. What do they find when they reach Maran?
(a) a mango orchard
(b) a tarmac road
(c) an abandoned village
(d) banana trees

7. What does Jean assure Mat Amin bin Taib the women no longer need?
(a) the luxuries of white mems
(b) rice and fish soup
(c) the Japanese guard
(d) soap and water

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

9. 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

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

11. Why is it easy for Jean to get a job in Kuala Lumpur?
(a) there are few English girls who can speak Malay
(b) she has a master's degree
(c) she is very attractive
(d) her father has great connections

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

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

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

15. Where is the women's next stop after Harman's crucifixion?
(a) a banana plantation near the coast
(b) Besarah, a beautiful fishing village
(c) a prison camp for men only
(d) an abandoned shed near a rice paddy

Short Answer Questions

1. Up to this point in her life, what is it Jean doubts she will ever do?

2. What is the somewhat odd thing Jean wants to do first with her money?

3. Why does the lawyer Strachan not remember Douglas Macfadden at first?

4. What happens to Ellen Forbes?

5. In what does Strachan attempt educate Jean?

(see the answer keys)

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