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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 Mrs. Warner provide for the children?

2. By Asahan, how many of the women have died?

3. Why does Jean miss the evacuation to Singapore?

4. Because of his punishment, what does the religious Mrs. Frith decide about Joe Harman?

5. What do the women find when they reach the highway at Maran?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain why N. H. Strachan decides to handle the details of administering the will?

6. What is the Japanese solution for dealing with the women and children?

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

8. Explain the disappearance of Ellen Forbes.

9. How does Shute show there is compassion among the Japanese?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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