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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 Jean write to Mr. Strachan about her plans?

2. How much does Mr. Small estimate it will cost to build her building?

3. Why is there such a turnover of ringers in the Willstown area?

4. What prevents Jean from spending a lot of time at Midhurst?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the outback custom Jean learns that shows her determination to fit in and settle there.

2. How is Jean helped in finding out information about Joe Harman?

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

4. What does Jean discover about Harman in Alice Springs?

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

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

7. Briefly describe the town of Cairns.

8. Briefly describe poddy dodging.

9. Why are reporters waiting around the airport at Darwin?

10. What is Jean's cover story about why she is looking for Harman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about travel. Begin with Strachan's trip to Australia and mention Joe's and Jean's plans to visit San Francisco. In your essay talk about the value of traveling to other countries and conclude with countries you would like to visit. If you have traveled to another country, explain what you got out of the experience. If you have not traveled to another country, explain what you hope to get out of it when you do. Conclude your essay with the ambassadorship of common people getting to know people from other cultures.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critique of A TOWN LIKE ALICE. Evaluate Nevil Shute as a story teller. Say what you think about his ability to describe people and places. Conclude with your recommendation as to who should read the book.

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