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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 had the women been carrying Ben collard?
(a) on their backs
(b) in a small wagon
(c) on a litter
(d) on a travois

2. Now, after her inheritance, why does Jean want to return to Kuala Telang?
(a) to find out where Harman is buried
(b) to do something for the women in the village
(c) to see if anything has changed since the war
(d) to remind herself of her past hard life

3. Why is the Japanese sergeant disgraced?
(a) because he was asleep on duty
(b) because he allowed Harman to steal the chickens
(c) because he abused the women prisoners
(d) because he tried to cover up the theft of the chickens

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

5. Why is it now easier for Jean to arrange food and shelter at the village?
(a) there is no headman
(b) the group is much smaller
(c) the people speak English
(d) the villagers think they are Japanese

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean begin wearing?

2. What prevents Jean from receiving the inheritance immediately?

3. Why is it easy for Jean to get a job in Kuala Lumpur?

4. Why can the headman simply allow the women to stay on in his village without informing the Japanese?

5. What does Mrs. Warner provide for the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is headman Mat Amin bin Taib surprised at Jean's request for food?

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

3. Explain how Jean becomes the leader of the group.

4. After Jean tells Strachan what happened to Joe Harman, what is Strachan's reaction and Jean's comment.

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

6. Briefly describe what happens after the Japanese arrive.

7. Describe how Jean Paget becomes the heir to Douglas Macfadden's estate.

8. What hope is held out for their removal to Kuantan?

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

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

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