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