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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are they told they must get to Singapore?
(a) by train
(b) by trucks
(c) by plane
(d) on foot

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

3. Beyond the annual trust funds, what is Strachan authorized to do for Jean?
(a) he can help her get bank loans
(b) he can adjust the amount for inflation
(c) he can reinvest her basic funds
(d) he can release some of her principle

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jean buy at Ayer Penchis?

3. How long does Jean say the women stayed in Kuala Telang?

4. Why does Jean hardly remember her late uncle?

5. Now, after her inheritance, why does Jean want to return to Kuala Telang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Japanese solution for dealing with the women and children?

2. How does Strachan arrange to meet Jean Paget?

3. Why and how is Jean able to do something special for the women and children?

4. How does Jean show up in Strachan's office?

5. Explain the disappearance of Ellen Forbes.

6. Briefly describe what happens after the Japanese arrive.

7. How do Jean and the group she is with get captured by the Japanese?

8. When they finally come to a paved road, who do the women meet?

9. What does Strachan do that hints at the fact he has more than a solicitor-client interest in Jean Paget?

10. Who is the first casualty of the march and what effect does it have on the children.

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