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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Jean and Harman finally reunited?
(a) at the construction site in Willstown
(b) on the dock at Brisbane
(c) at the airport in Cairns
(d) at the train station in Rockhampton

2. What report does Sugamo receive about Harman after the women have left?
(a) he died during the night
(b) his body was stolen
(c) he escaped
(d) he is still alive

3. Why is there such a turnover of ringers in the Willstown area?
(a) the managers are all too hard to work for
(b) men do not stay because the girls all leave to the city
(c) the weather is hot and there is no rainfall
(d) the wages are low and there are no shops

4. What are the girls betting on in the shoe factory?
(a) how long the sir conditioner will last
(b) how soon before they get pay raises
(c) how long the shop will stay in business
(d) how long before Jean and Joe marry

5. Visiting Cairns, a prosperous town of some 2,000, what does Jean find waiting for her?
(a) a letter from Strachan
(b) a letter from Joyce Bowen
(c) a letter from Pack and Levy
(d) a letter from Joe Harman

6. What does jean remember Joe Harman telling her?
(a) about Sydney
(b) about walkabouts
(c) about kangaroos
(d) about Alice Sprigs

7. What does Strachan notice and cannot help but look at?
(a) Joe's round face
(b) Joe's scarred hands
(c) Joe's thin physique
(d) Joe's dark brown eyes

8. Who tells Jean Paget this story?
(a) the women at Kuala Telang
(b) a missionary at Kuala Telang
(c) well diggers at Kuala Telang
(d) the headman at Kuala Telang

9. Besides the factory, what else does Jean want?
(a) a small house for her to live in
(b) a small shop with items people want
(c) a cafeteria to serve hot meals
(d) an apothecary to sell medicines

10. What concerns Strachan about Joe's visit to his office?
(a) how to get rid of him
(b) what kind of character he has
(c) how to prove his identity
(d) how much he can tell him

11. In Darwin, what does she say Joe Harman is and why she is looking for him?
(a) a man her uncle wants to run his ranch
(b) a friend of her brother who was killed in the war
(c) a creditor she wants to repay a loan to
(d) a second cousin she is looking up for her worried uncle

12. Why do townspeople hope that Jean will put in a shoe manufacturing business?
(a) to have something to brag about
(b) to keep their daughters from running away to the city
(c) to put their town on the map
(d) to encourage other businesses to come to the area

13. What makes recruiting for the shop easy?
(a) air conditioning, music, uniforms, and spending money
(b) ringers start coming to town more often
(c) parents make their daughters go to work
(d) there are more girls than Jean once thought

14. How much does Jean request Strachan release from her trust fund?
(a) £3,500
(b) £2,000
(c) £5,000
(d) £10,000

15. What does Jean make in her hotel room?
(a) a new dress
(b) an aligator bag
(c) a special hat
(d) three pair of shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Curtis and stays with him until help comes?

2. Who is the former A.T.S. sergeant during the war, stationed in Egypt, Topp perfect for the task of training the factory workers?

3. What does Strachan research about Jean's ancestors?

4. What gives Jean the idea of making shoes?

5. What is served at tea time which shocks Jean?

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