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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. Why does Jean sit on the steps outside the bar while Whelan seals the contract with the Shire Clerk?
(a) because Joe is not there
(b) to protect her reputation
(c) because it is hot in the bar
(d) because she cannot drink lemonade in the bar

2. What prevents Jean from spending a lot of time at Midhurst?
(a) Joe is away a great deal of the time
(b) the shop is too busy
(c) she has no transportation
(d) the rural code of morals

3. At Midhurst where does Harman sleep and do most of his living?
(a) in the cattle barn
(b) in the kitchen
(c) on the verandah
(d) in the living room

4. Who is the former A.T.S. sergeant during the war, stationed in Egypt, Topp perfect for the task of training the factory workers?
(a) Rose Sawyer
(b) Aggie Topp
(c) Elsie Peters
(d) Judy Small

5. What makes Jean angry at the bank?
(a) the poor security
(b) the time it takes to get her money
(c) the heat
(d) the flies

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges with Whelan and sons to order the lumber for the shop and bedroom annex?

2. How does Jean get a final look at the construction at Kuala Telang?

3. Where does Art Foster say Harman is now?

4. Who are David and Joyce Bowen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going on at Midhurst when news arrives about Don Curtis' disappearance?

2. After confiding with the Sawyers her real reason for looking up Joe Harman, what is Jean's denial?

3. Why are the people anxious for Jean to open a shoe factory in Willstown?

4. How was Joe Harman able to travel to England?

5. Learning in Alice Springs that Joe is all right and able to work, why does Jean not just return to England?

6. While Jean is looking for Joe in Australia, what is Joe doing?

7. How does Jean find Midhurst where Joe lives and works?

8. Briefly describe poddy dodging.

9. Why does Jean stay outside the bar while Joe and Whelan discuss leasing agreements with the Shire Clerk?

10. Why does Harman not recognize Jean at first when she goes to the airport to meet him?

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