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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 entertainments brought in
(d) the fresh water from a natural spring

4. What was one of Donald's medical problems in the Camp 206 hospital?
(a) a crushed right lig
(b) a strange virus the doctors had never heard of
(c) a huge, poisonous tropical ulcer on his leg
(d) a bullet wound to the head

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

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

7. 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 they will again see homes and husbands
(d) that their one guard would leave them alone

8. What doe the soldiers do in Kuala Panong?
(a) remove the children from their parents
(b) confiscate jewelry
(c) lock the women and children in a cellar
(d) shoot the men

9. What solution do the women come up with to allow them to stay in Kuala Telang?
(a) they will open a laundry for the Japanese
(b) they will hide whenever the Japanese come around
(c) they will marry village men
(d) they will work in the rice paddies with the Malay women

10. What does Mrs. Warner provide for the children?
(a) sweets made from cocount sugar
(b) school lessons on free days
(c) a soccer ball made from palm leaves
(d) dolls and toys make from bamboo

11. What happens when the Japanese near Kuala Lumpur?
(a) the women and children are evacuated
(b) the women and children are hidden underground
(c) the British army increases its size
(d) a peace delegation is sent to the Japanese

12. How many Japanese guards are assigned to the women and children?
(a) three
(b) four
(c) only one
(d) two

13. Who does Jean describe as a fair-haired, powerfully built man speaking slowly with a drawl?
(a) Cpl. Ben Leggett
(b) Sgt. Joe Harman
(c) Sgt. Marion York
(d) Pvt. Jack Hammand

14. Why does the lawyer Strachan not remember Douglas Macfadden at first?
(a) he has been in ill health for many years
(b) he loses touch with clients after his wife dies
(c) he never travels again to Scotland
(d) he thinks the old man has hired another firm

15. Who shows up to berate the sergeant for not marching farther?
(a) Gen. Hiromoto
(b) Col. Nagasaki
(c) Capt. Yoniata
(d) Maj. Ichikawa

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean assure Mat Amin bin Taib the women no longer need?

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

3. After walking to several places and finding no ship, what do the women decide to do?

4. How does Harman get the supplies Jean asks for?

5. Why does Douglas Macfadden want his legacy set up as a trust for his surviving relative?

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