1. 'A Town Like Alice' was published in the U.S. under a different title. What is it? The Legacy Round the Bend The Chequer Board The Far Country

2. Who is the female main character in 'A Town Like Alice'? Jean Paget Eileen Holland Mrs. Frith Ellen Forbes

3. Having settled on the female main character, who is the male main character? Joe Harman Sam Small Pete Fletcher Tommy Duveen

4. Where did the two main characters meet? Malaya Singapore Burma Hong Kong

5. By what name does he refer to her? Mrs. Boong Miss Prunes and Prisms Miss High and Mighty Mrs. Brown

6. What happens to the male protagonist after he has stolen the prized black chickens from Captain Sugamo and given them to the women? He is shot by a firing squad He is crucified He is beaten to death He is poisoned by Captain Sugamo

7. What do the women call the Japanese sergeant assigned to guard them on their travels? Tojo Tokyo Joe Gunso Hirohito

8. What happens to the sergeant? He dies of fever He is killed by Malays He abandons the women He commits suicide

9. When the war is over, the young woman returns to England and gets a job. What is the name of the firm where she works as a shorthand typist? Marks and Spencer Barclay's Bank Pack and Levy Fillmore and Sons

10. The young woman inherits a large sum of money. What does she decide to do with some of it? She takes a trip around the world She goes on a tour of Europe She emigrates to Canada She returns to Malaya

11. Who is the solicitor who handles the young woman's financial affairs as her trustee? Noel Strachan Derek Harris Lester Robinson Noel Robinson

12. What does the young woman learn while she is out of England that changes her life? She is not really entitled to the money The prisoner she met in Malaya is alive Her brother is still alive She is illegitimate and not the rightful heir

13. Where does the young woman go after she gets the information that changes her life? She goes to Australia She sets out to find the rightful heir She returns to England She enters a convent

14. While she is out of England, who turns up at the lawyer's office in London? Her brother Her aunt The long-lost heir The male protagonist

15. Where does the main female character end up at this juncture in the story? Norman Willston Croydon The convent of St. Mary

16. What happens when the two lead characters are eventually reunited? They realize they have nothing in common He turns out to be the rightful heir She finds out that he is a con man They get engaged

17. He manages a cattle station called Midhurst and finds out that a neighbour has been poddy dodging on his land. What on earth is poddy dodging? It's an Australian term for stealing unbranded calves It's an Australian term for hiding out from the police It's an Australian term for holding secret society meetings It's an Australian term for smuggling drugs

18. What does the main female character do while waiting for the muster to be accomplished? She writes a book about her experiences She sets up a business She goes walkabout She opens a school

19. At the end of the story, what do the lead characters do? They open a wildlife refuge They go their separate ways They buy the cattle station They die in a fire

20. Did any part of this story really happen? Who knows? No, it's pure fiction Yes, but not exactly as it's told in the book Yes, exactly as it's told in the book