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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yoniata promise the women after seeing their condition?

2. How do Jean and Mrs. Horsefall manage to communicate with the Japanese?

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

4. Who are the prisoners being held by the Japanese?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Frith suggest the women do?

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

3. What is Jean's attitude toward the time the women spent in Kuala Telang?

4. How does the real story of the novel begin?

5. What prevents the group from marching to Singapore?

6. Briefly describe what happens after the Japanese arrive.

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

8. Describe the historical situation that brings about Jean's unusual history?

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

10. Why is Strachan more or less retired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about interesting animals. Use wallabies and jackaroos as examples of animals that are uncommon to everyone except people in Australia. Include unusual animals you would like to see in their natural habitat rather than in a zoo. Conclude your essay with a scientific reason for preservation of wildlife as it relates to worldwide ecosystems.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the dynamics of growth for a community. Using Willstown as an example, explain the growth in terms of available jobs, the ratio of girls and ringers (cowboys), and opportunities for future development. A reverse approach to this topic might also include how once thriving cities and towns begin to deteriorate when businesses fold or relocate to another area or country.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on human kindness. In your essay mention the few Japanese who showed some kindness toward the women and children. Also mention the Malay people and why their sympathy for the group was tempered by fear. Show how even small kindnesses may mean a great deal to the recipient. Conclude with how a kindness may result in something coming back to the giver, like the well Jean Paget had dug for the Malay women.

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