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A Town Like Alice
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Question 1 of 10
Where does Jean Paget's initial fortune come from?
A
From an Australian solider she meets during WWII
B
Her earnings from her first ice cream parlor
C
She inherits it from Douglas MacFadden
D
She inherits it from Noel Strachan
Question 2 of 10
What is Australian soldier Joe Harmon's nick name for Jean?
A
Miss Patient
B
Jeanie
C
Madame Native
D
Mrs. Boong
Question 3 of 10
From who does Jean first learn that Joe Harman is alive?
A
Well diggers in a Malayan village
B
Joe Harman himself
C
an airplane pilot
D
Noel Strachan
Question 4 of 10
For what crime is Joe Harman crucified?
A
Attempting to escape from a POW camp
B
Stealing chickens from a Japanese commander
C
Purposefully sabotaging Japanese trucks and delaying Japanese supplies
D
Refusing to bow to a visiting Japanese general
Question 5 of 10
By the end of the book, which of these is not a business owned by Jean in Willstown?
A
a public pool
B
an ice cream parlor
C
an ice skating rink
D
a hair salon
Question 6 of 10
Where do Jean and Joe determine they are going to get married?
A
Kuantan
B
Green Island
C
Willstown
D
Alice Springs
Question 7 of 10
What is Jean's profession before her inheritance?
A
a nanny
B
a seamstress
C
a shoe sales clerk
D
a typist
Question 8 of 10
What is Joe's dying request of the Japanese commander?
A
steak and whiskey
B
to see Jean again
C
chicken and beer
D
nothing, he spits in his face
Question 9 of 10
Whose baby does Jean care for during her march as a prisoner?
A
Mrs. Horsefall's
B
Mrs. Holland's
C
her own
D
Mrs. Collard's
Question 10 of 10
What work do Jean and the other British women do following their march until the end of the war?
A
sew uniforms
B
harvest bananas
C
grow rice
D
build Japanese fortifications
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