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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. Who shows up to berate the sergeant for not marching farther?

2. What does Eileen Holland declare is God's will?

3. What is the unusual situation of the women when the sergeant dies?

4. What does Jean buy at Ayer Penchis?

5. What does Dr. Ferris say relieved a bit of the grimness of Camp 206?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Strachan more or less retired?

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

5. Describe where the group stays in Kuala Telang?

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

7. What do they have to do to get to Kuantan?

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

9. How does Strachan arrange to meet Jean Paget?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about vocabulary differences in English speaking countries. Use Australian words such as bore, cattle station, walkabout, and others in the novel to illustrate the point that language changes from culture to culture. Note in your essay that English as the second language of the world is constantly being altered by the introduction of usage influenced by other languages. End with your opinion of what is good or bad about different meanings for the same words in other countries.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the importance of gathering facts and making plans before attempting a project. Use Jean Paget and Mr. Strachan in your essay as examples. Do not forget to mention the planning that went into his trip to Australia. Make this essay a comment on the potential pitfalls of impulsive action. Some examples you might want to use include people who go out in boats without flotation devices, hikers who go out without water and first aid supplies, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short short story about paying a surprise visit to another person only to find out that person has gone to visit you in the place you came from. Find the humor as well as the irony of the situation and work out a solution to the problem.

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