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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 gives them homemade medicine for the dengue fever?

2. Who does Jean describe as a fair-haired, powerfully built man speaking slowly with a drawl?

3. What happens when the Japanese near Kuala Lumpur?

4. What does Jean begin wearing?

5. What happens to Ellen Forbes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the group reaches the northeast coast of Malaya, what helps the women?

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

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

5. What is Eileen Holland's attitude when her daughter Jane dies?

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

7. What is Jean's reaction to the news of her inheritance?

8. What is lacking in Jean's education that Strachan enjoys supplementing?

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

10. Explain the disappearance of Ellen Forbes.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about someone you know or know of whom you would classify as a hero. Use the character of Joe Harman from the novel as a guideline as to what makes a hero. Identify several types of heroes such as firemen, EMS paramedics, teachers, military personnel and explain how each of them may perform heroic deeds.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on male chauvinism using Douglas Macfadden as an example of prejudice against women as business managers. Include whether you think such thinking still exists today. Examples you might want to use include the small number of women managers and CEOs in business today. Discuss the chauvinism in disproportionate pay for the same work.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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