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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Alice give birth to?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

2. What was Alice's occupation before her marriage?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Shopgirl.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Schoolteacher.

3. To what does Bunty compare her new baby to?
(a) A fish.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) A newborn kitten.
(d) A baby doll.

4. Why was Frank in the hospital after the second Battle of Ypres?
(a) He'd been shot.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Septic foot.
(d) Pneumonia.

5. What chore is Alice doing in Footnote (i)?
(a) Hanging laundry outside to dry.
(b) Sweeping the floor.
(c) Mending socks.
(d) Baking bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which family member does the baby smile in Chapter Two?

2. What does Nell give Jack when he goes off to war?

3. What is the narrator's mother's given name?

4. What is Lillian's occupation after the war begins?

5. What was Nell's occupation before the war?

(see the answer key)

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