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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. Why is Helen Curtis hysterical on the radio?

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

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

4. What gives Jean the idea of making shoes?

5. What does Strachan send to Jean in Willstown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe the town of Cairns.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the opening ceremony for the well and laundry room Jean has provided the village.

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

9. Why is it easy to recruit new workers for the shoe factory?

10. Explain what Jean learns on her trip to Kuala Telang to have a well dug for the women there.

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 on human cruelty. Use the crucifixion of Joe Harman as an example of the extent some people will go to in order to harm other people. In your essay express your opinion whether most people have that ability to be cruel in them. Go into what causes some people to be cruel to others and what the results of that kind of behavior often are like the eventual disgrace of Capt. Sugamo.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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